Job Description

Clackmannanshire Council is currently in the process of developing and building a new Wellbeing Hub and Lochies school, located in Alloa. This will be a place where the community can come together, be active, connect with others and live well. Included in the facility will be three new swimming pools, which will lead to further employment opportunities for Swimming Teachers in the future.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated Swimming Teachers to assist in the delivery of our Clackmannanshire Learn to Swim Programmes which includes Learn to Swim, ASN Hydro lessons and School Swimming Lessons.

You will be responsible for but not limited to planning and preparing Learn to Swim, Water Safety and Water Confidence sessions which meet the individual needs of participants, Act as a positive role model at all times, and demonstrate Clackmannanshire Council's core values. Be enthusiastic and motivated during sessions and monitor and assess the development and progress of participants in your session and provide detailed feedback.

You will ideally possess a current Scottish Swimming Teacher Qualification (SSTQ) or a UKCC Level 2 Teaching Aquatics certificate, or equivalent. You will have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic, reliable and have experience of teaching children. You will also have experience of writing and following lesson plans and the ability to work with varying abilities of swimmers. You must have excellent customer care skills and an understanding of Child Protection. A First Aid Certificate and knowledge of Health and Safety are desirable.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”. Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw

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