Swim Coordinator
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,659 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Location: | Drumbrae Leisure Centre, 30 Drum Brae Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 7SF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Edinburgh Leisure |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Swim Coordinator |
Summary
Salary – £28,659 per annum
Hours – Full-time, 35.75 hours per week
Contract – Permanent
Location – Drumbrae Leisure Centre
Are you passionate about swimming and enjoy motivating other swim instructors? Would you like the opportunity to make a difference by creating an engaging and inclusive learning environment? Step up as a role model and lead the delivery of outstanding swim coaching!
We have a unique opportunity to join Edinburgh Leisure’s award-winning swim team as a Swim Coordinator.
What You’ll do:
- Plan, coordinate, and lead the delivery of your venue’s aquatics programme with a focus on growing the programme, improving its quality, and ensuring exceptional customer experience.
- Train, mentor, and manage your team of swim teachers, providing regular support, feedback, and development opportunities to ensure they maintain high standards of teaching.
- Drive the standards of swim coaching delivery by leading by example and acting as a mentor and role model to the team.
- Monitor programme performance and implement improvements in collaboration with colleagues, partners, and the Aquatics team.
- Identify and communicate ongoing development needs, ensuring all staff attend regular training and continue to build knowledge and experience in line with EL’s standards.
What You’ll Bring:
- Scottish Swimming UKCC aquatic teaching: Level 2 or SSTQ or equivalent.
- Current NPLQ (training will be provided if required to achieve the qualification during the probation period).
- Previous experience in delivering quality, interactive and engaging swimming lessons with the ability to inspire, coach, and develop.
- Experience leading or supervising teams, ideally in aquatics or swim teaching, with skills in managing staff performance, development, and scheduling to ensure smooth service delivery.
- Great listening and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a diverse group of people to motivate, engage and provide constructive feedback.
In return, we offer:
- Generous holiday allowance (32 days, rising with service up to 40 days)
- Company pension (with employee contributions matched up to 12%)
- Paid sick leave
- Free membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Opportunities for training, career growth and development
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
Closing date – Sunday, 15th of March
Assessment date – Tuesday, 24th of March
Assessment location – Drumbrae Leisure Centre
We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
Hours – Full-time, 35.75 hours per week
Contract – Permanent
Location – Drumbrae Leisure Centre
Are you passionate about swimming and enjoy motivating other swim instructors? Would you like the opportunity to make a difference by creating an engaging and inclusive learning environment? Step up as a role model and lead the delivery of outstanding swim coaching!
We have a unique opportunity to join Edinburgh Leisure’s award-winning swim team as a Swim Coordinator.
What You’ll do:
- Plan, coordinate, and lead the delivery of your venue’s aquatics programme with a focus on growing the programme, improving its quality, and ensuring exceptional customer experience.
- Train, mentor, and manage your team of swim teachers, providing regular support, feedback, and development opportunities to ensure they maintain high standards of teaching.
- Drive the standards of swim coaching delivery by leading by example and acting as a mentor and role model to the team.
- Monitor programme performance and implement improvements in collaboration with colleagues, partners, and the Aquatics team.
- Identify and communicate ongoing development needs, ensuring all staff attend regular training and continue to build knowledge and experience in line with EL’s standards.
What You’ll Bring:
- Scottish Swimming UKCC aquatic teaching: Level 2 or SSTQ or equivalent.
- Current NPLQ (training will be provided if required to achieve the qualification during the probation period).
- Previous experience in delivering quality, interactive and engaging swimming lessons with the ability to inspire, coach, and develop.
- Experience leading or supervising teams, ideally in aquatics or swim teaching, with skills in managing staff performance, development, and scheduling to ensure smooth service delivery.
- Great listening and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a diverse group of people to motivate, engage and provide constructive feedback.
In return, we offer:
- Generous holiday allowance (32 days, rising with service up to 40 days)
- Company pension (with employee contributions matched up to 12%)
- Paid sick leave
- Free membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Opportunities for training, career growth and development
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
Closing date – Sunday, 15th of March
Assessment date – Tuesday, 24th of March
Assessment location – Drumbrae Leisure Centre
We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.