Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Various Locations across the Wigan and Leigh Borough Salary: Grade 5, £12.80 - £14.17 per hour This role operates on an annualised hours contract.
The hours will need to be worked flexibly to meet service needs.
You may be required to work additional hours.
Your role: We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and passionate swim teachers with experience of teaching school groups, LTS programmes, Parent & Child lessons and one to one lesson.
Ideally you will have experience of teaching Swim England's LTS framework.
About you: You will need to be an approachable, positive role model with a fun, engaging approach and a talent for teaching that meets individual's needs.
You'll need to be flexible and adaptable in your approach to working hours, with the natural ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with our customers and potential customers, putting people at ease, with a real "can-do" attitude; nothing is too much hassle for you.
About us: Wigan Council has been voted 'Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards.
We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The leisure and wellbeing service forms part of the Resource Directorate and is responsible for delivering various leisure services across Wigan Council.
Our aim is to increase participation in sport and encourage everyone to get active and achieve a healthier lifestyle.
You will support the leisure centres in delivering a wide and diverse program ensuring we are inclusive and accessible to everyone.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this.
We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do.
This may include working from home, the office, or the community.
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Wigan Council prides itself on equality , inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities.
We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer.
We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply.
At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.
We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK.
If this right to work is on a temporary basis, please contact the recruiting manager to discuss further, prior to submitting an application.
If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply.
Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor.
Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) For further information, or an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Mazey - Aquatics - Development Manager on 01942 404311 or email ****** Interview date: To Be Confirmed This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check The employer is committed to safeguarding To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: