Senior Swim Lead - Full Time Cheshire East
| Posting date: | 23 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cheshire, North West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Everybody Health and Leisure |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | EB101956 |
Summary
Would you like the chance to shape a high quality, inclusive swimming programme while leading and developing a team of dedicated instructors? If so, our Senior Swim Lead role could be the perfect next step for you.
Join Everybody Health and Leisure as a Senior Swim Lead and play a key role in shaping the quality and consistency of our aquatic services across multiple leisure centres. Reporting to the Aquatics Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving performance, maintaining high teaching standards, and supporting swimmer retention across a defined area. You will also provide on‑site support at one designated centre while delivering a small number of teaching hours each week.
In this leadership role, you’ll line manage a team of Swim Leads, offering guidance, improving performance, and ensuring that organisational policies and standards are consistently met. You’ll lead regular team meetings, manage staff performance including PDRs, and respond to serious complaints across the area. Monitoring KPIs, analysing data, and ensuring value for money will also be key elements of your work.
This role is ideal for an experienced aquatic professional who is passionate about quality, consistency, and operational excellence. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy supporting others to perform at their best, and are committed to delivering high quality swim programmes, we’d love to hear from you.
Please click below for more details
Senior Swim Lead - Job Profile (2026).pdf
Location : Cheshire East Sites - TBC
Salary: £32,445.83
Contracted roles follow a three point grading structure, with the opportunity to advance annually through the PDR (Performance and Development Review) process
Hours - 37 Hours
(Including Days, Evenings and Weekends)
Closing Date - 23rd March 2026
Please note that we may begin interviews before the advertised closing date.
Working at Everybody is a rewarding experience!
Feel good factor! Help your community stay healthy & active by working in a friendly, fun, and caring environment
Discounted gym membership
Discount on Everybody Learn to Swim, Personal Training & Active Holidays
24/7 wellbeing & legal support scheme
Generous local & national discounts – helping your salary go that bit further
Extensive training & career support from Everybody Academy – our very own ‘Excellent’ accredited training provider helping you stay “Fit for the Future”
Enhanced pension scheme
Sharing in Success bonus scheme
& more!
Please be aware that all candidates applying for roles within our leisure centres or in health/sports provision are required to undergo a Standard or Enhanced DBS.
As part of this process, you are required to declare any information that may be disclosed in your DBS check before the check is initiated. This includes all criminal convictions or cautions, including traffic offences.
About Everybody
We’re a fast growing, ambitious Registered Charity – operating 18 leisure centres with 10 cafes & 9 swimming pools across Cheshire East. A not for profit organisation, we’ve a passion for improving health and wellbeing – and our surpluses are reinvested to help the people of Cheshire East live well and for longer.
You’ll be part of a welcoming, active bunch of people who are loyal and care greatly about one another. You might also find we’re a tad competitive (in a friendly way)!
‘Developing our people’ is close to our hearts and we aim to attract and develop the best people to drive our business forward – after all it’s all thanks to our fantastic team that our organisation continues to grow!
Any questions? email recruitment@everybody.org.uk or call 07970830707
Join Everybody Health and Leisure as a Senior Swim Lead and play a key role in shaping the quality and consistency of our aquatic services across multiple leisure centres. Reporting to the Aquatics Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving performance, maintaining high teaching standards, and supporting swimmer retention across a defined area. You will also provide on‑site support at one designated centre while delivering a small number of teaching hours each week.
In this leadership role, you’ll line manage a team of Swim Leads, offering guidance, improving performance, and ensuring that organisational policies and standards are consistently met. You’ll lead regular team meetings, manage staff performance including PDRs, and respond to serious complaints across the area. Monitoring KPIs, analysing data, and ensuring value for money will also be key elements of your work.
This role is ideal for an experienced aquatic professional who is passionate about quality, consistency, and operational excellence. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy supporting others to perform at their best, and are committed to delivering high quality swim programmes, we’d love to hear from you.
Please click below for more details
Senior Swim Lead - Job Profile (2026).pdf
Location : Cheshire East Sites - TBC
Salary: £32,445.83
Contracted roles follow a three point grading structure, with the opportunity to advance annually through the PDR (Performance and Development Review) process
Hours - 37 Hours
(Including Days, Evenings and Weekends)
Closing Date - 23rd March 2026
Please note that we may begin interviews before the advertised closing date.
Working at Everybody is a rewarding experience!
Feel good factor! Help your community stay healthy & active by working in a friendly, fun, and caring environment
Discounted gym membership
Discount on Everybody Learn to Swim, Personal Training & Active Holidays
24/7 wellbeing & legal support scheme
Generous local & national discounts – helping your salary go that bit further
Extensive training & career support from Everybody Academy – our very own ‘Excellent’ accredited training provider helping you stay “Fit for the Future”
Enhanced pension scheme
Sharing in Success bonus scheme
& more!
Please be aware that all candidates applying for roles within our leisure centres or in health/sports provision are required to undergo a Standard or Enhanced DBS.
As part of this process, you are required to declare any information that may be disclosed in your DBS check before the check is initiated. This includes all criminal convictions or cautions, including traffic offences.
About Everybody
We’re a fast growing, ambitious Registered Charity – operating 18 leisure centres with 10 cafes & 9 swimming pools across Cheshire East. A not for profit organisation, we’ve a passion for improving health and wellbeing – and our surpluses are reinvested to help the people of Cheshire East live well and for longer.
You’ll be part of a welcoming, active bunch of people who are loyal and care greatly about one another. You might also find we’re a tad competitive (in a friendly way)!
‘Developing our people’ is close to our hearts and we aim to attract and develop the best people to drive our business forward – after all it’s all thanks to our fantastic team that our organisation continues to grow!
Any questions? email recruitment@everybody.org.uk or call 07970830707
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