Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!
At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people, and making a real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools—but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.
As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure. We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good. We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile—every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported, and inspired.
If you’re passionate about helping others and love creating great experiences, you’ll feel right at home with us. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s loads of room to grow. Many of our team have built amazing careers doing what they love, helping customers day-to-day and making people feel good.
We’re proud to be a workplace where everyone is welcome, valued, and supported to thrive—because when our team reflects the communities we serve, we all grow stronger together.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Diving Coach to support the delivery and development of the Freedom Leisure Diving Training Scheme. This role covers coaching delivery, programme administration and wider sport development. You will help shape athlete progress at all stages of the pathway and contribute to a positive and ambitious training environment.
You will plan, deliver and review fun, progressive and safe diving sessions that align with programme aims and meet the requirements of the Swim England Competition Structure and World Aquatics diving rules. The role includes attending competitions, meetings, training camps and relevant CPD opportunities throughout the year.
The position also involves providing both dryland and pool-based rigging support, maintaining high safeguarding standards and ensuring communication is always appropriate. You will work closely with the Dive Coordinator and gain confidence using the administrative systems required within the programme. You will also collaborate with the Southend Diving Club volunteer team who assist with programme activities.
As a Senior Coach, you will support and mentor other members of the coaching team and provide leadership during times when the Head Coach is not present.
Key Responsibilities
1. Plan, deliver and review safe progressive diving sessions
2. Ensure training meets Swim England and World Aquatics technical standards
3. Provide dryland and pool-based rigging support
4. Attend competitions, meetings and training camps
5. Promote and uphold safeguarding best practice
6. Support programme administration and digital systems
7. Work with Southend Diving Club volunteers
8. Offer leadership and mentoring within the coaching team
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Sunday (rota basis)
Requirements
9. A qualified Swim England Level 2 Diving Coach
10. Able to work evenings, weekends and periods of travel
11. Committed to maintaining high safeguarding standards
12. Confident working independently and within a team
13. Professional and able to maintain confidentiality
14. Willing to complete an enhanced DBS check
Desirable Skills & Experience
15. Competent in wet and dry rigging
16. Experience coaching divers to National Age Group standard
17. Strong computer literacy and administrative skills
18. Land-based training qualifications
19. Dryland CPD and confident hand spotting skills
Benefits
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?
20. My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
21. Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
22. Incremental holidays
23. Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
24. Company pension
25. Various insurance and saving schemes
26. Financial advice
27. Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings)
28. All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment
Closing date: 20th February 2026
Salary: up to £32,000 per annum