Circadian Trust

Level 1 or Level 2 Swim Teacher

Circadian Trust, Thornbury

Job description


Are you passionate about teaching others to swim? We are looking for Level 1 or 2 Swim Teachers at Thornbury Active Lifestyle Centre! Your role will include.. • Teaching swimming to the required program set out • Keeping records of the learners achievements • Ensuring that lessons are set up and cleared away to the procedures • Maintaining a safe environment at all times following health and safety guidance • Supporting environmental systems and promote healthy lifestyles You will.. • Be highly motivated & passionate teachers who want to make a difference • Friendly, dynamic staff with strong communication skills, and be aware of current health and safety legislation • Team players who want to motivate, inspire & deliver an effective swimming programme • Take pride in your work, are always on time, organised and totally reliable • Hold at least STA Level 2 Award in Swim Teaching qualification Available hours: Thursdays 4pm-5.30pm Fridays 4pm-6pm Saturdays 8am-10am There will be a minimum guarantee of 1.5 hours per week associated with this role. Please submit your application by 8.00am on 27th February 2026. Swim England Level 1 Qualified Candidates: Please note that we no longer accept Swim England Level 1 qualifications. If you hold this qualification, we are happy to consider your application, but we will request that you attend an STA Level 2 Award course prior to starting your role with us. We will also ask you to attend a poolside assessment as part of the interview process. You can either make arrangements to attend a course yourself, or we can arrange for you to attend one of our in-house courses. If you are offered a contracted role and choose to qualify with us, we will fund 100% of the STA Level 2 Award course subject to you signing a training agreement. If you are offered a casual role and choose to qualify with us, we will fund 50% of the course subject to you signing a training agreement. STA Qualified Candidates: Please note that the STA have two qualifications – the Level 2 Award and the Level 2 Certificate. Although the STA refer to them both as Level 2, the Certificate is a higher qualification. In order to differentiate the two qualifications, we refer to teachers who are Award qualified as Level 1 and will be paid at Level 1 rate, and teachers that are Certificate qualified as Level 2 and will be paid at Level 2 rate. We are open to requests for flexible working – please get in contact with the HR team on 01454 279940 should you wish to discuss this further or have any questions. Should you require reasonable adjustments to attend an interview, please indicate this on your application form - we are committed to supporting all applicants throughout the recruitment process. For more information, please contact the HR Team on 01454 279 940.

Qualifications required


Swim England Level 2 or STA Level 2 Award/Certificate

How to apply


Please apply via our website - https://careers.activecentres.org/

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Application Deadline Fri Feb 27 2026

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Circadian Trust

Thornbury Leisure Centre, Thornbury Road, Thornbury, BRISTOL, BS35 3JB
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