SWIMMING TEACHER & LIFEGAURD
KINGSBURY LEISURE CENTRE - KINGSBURY SCHOOL
Grade H – £16.08 PER HOUR (excluding holiday pay), enhanced to £18.02 (including holiday pay)
Casual
Hours available: weekdays, evenings and weekends
Multiple positions available
Be part of our £1.8 million refurbishment—new facilities, new opportunities, and a fresh new vibe!
We have a fantastic opportunity for Swimming Teachers to join our team at Kingsbury Leisure Centre. We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, experienced and well-organised Swimming Teachers who can support primary school lessons and private swimming lessons, with abilities ranging from beginners through to advanced.
We are a top provider of school swimming provision and currently have 20 schools booked in with us for this academic year. We have 350 children in our private swimming lessons, with plans to expand our lessons when we reopen after our refurbishment.
At Kingsbury Leisure Centre we run our own scheme of lessons, which has successfully been in place for over twenty years. We assess and award children using Swim England distance badges and water skills badges. Previous knowledge of these badges is not essential, as we will train you to follow our individual scheme.
In addition to delivering swimming lessons, you will be responsible for planning, setting up/preparation, keeping equipment tidy during and after your lessons, admin of registers, assessing for badges and communicating with parents/carers. Good communication skills with learners, parents/carers and schoolteachers are essential.
You should be an independent swimming teacher who can also take direction. Teamwork with other swimming teachers and also lifeguards is required. Knowledge of safe working practices within a swimming pool is desired.
You must hold a current NPLQ to perform the swimming teacher and lifeguard role at Kingsbury Leisure Centre. Employees undertaking a swimming teacher and lifeguard being paid on grade H will not have a lifeguard on poolside with them whilst they are teaching. They will be responsible for following the PSOP (NOP and EAP) and undertaking lifeguard duties should it be necessary to implement emergency procedures.
Monthly staff training must be attended and qualifications kept up to date. Failure to maintain NPLQ will result in termination of employment as a swimming teacher and lifeguard.
If you do not hold your NPLQ qualification, please see our advert for Swimming Teacher role. We have swimming teacher opportunities for candidates who have their NRASTC and do not wish to take on lifeguard responsibilities.
The following qualifications will be considered:
•SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification
•STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming
•STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming
•RLSS UK NPLQ
•Baby & Pre-school
We will offer you:
•A programme of training and development;
•The opportunity to work within a supportive team of diligent and excellent colleagues who have a wealth of expertise and experience.
•A commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee;
This is an exciting time to join us. We are part of Castle Phoenix Multi Academy Trust which specialises in leadership and is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.
Kingsbury School is committed to safeguarding children.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Committed to equal opportunities.
Closing Date: 9:00am Monday 03 November 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 05 November 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.
These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.