NSW, Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre - Zetland 2017

• Great career paths and development with an entrepreneurial organisation
• Multiple casual positions available
• Enjoy a great work / life balance with mornings, evenings and weekend shifts 

This is a great opportunity for infant qualified teachers who enjoy swimming, love working with children, who want to teach the skills of swimming and the value of water safety.

The Company

Belgravia Health and Leisure Group proudly manage the City of Sydney's six iconic award winning Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre.

At Belgravia Leisure, we believe in the power of Our People in Connecting Community to Leisure. We greatly value diversity and encourage people from all backgrounds to find a career with us. We pride ourselves on providing our employees with access to an extensive range of career options and opportunities for career progression at any of our family-friendly venues, with the chance to make a difference in the communities we serve.

The Role

As a Swimming Teacher you will teach effective Swimming and Water Safety to help grow our swim program, in particular the Infant swim classes. You may be required to work mornings, evenings and weekends and must be empathetic to the needs of the classes.

You will have a passion for swimming and making children safer around the water. You should be energetic, dynamic, outgoing and fun, with a flair for working with children. You will need outstanding communication skills and a commitment to customer service excellence to ensure swim school members, patrons and parents are gaining maximum benefit and enjoyment from the services provided.

Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact effectively with students that have a diverse range of ages, abilities, cultures and needs. 

Skills & Attributes

• Energetic, innovative and decisive teaching style
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• An understanding of OHS and public safety applications within your facility
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends and must be empathetic to the needs of the classes
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a strong and valuable part of the team
• Current First Aid (Level 2) & Current CPR Certificate
• Working With Children Check (or equivalent) & National Police Check
• Current AustSwim Certificate – Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety
• AUSTSWIM extension certificate (Desirable)
• AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infant and Preschool Aquatics (Essential)
• Current AUSTSWIM Certificate – Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety
• AUSTSWIM Teacher of Aquatics Access and Inclusion (Desirable but not essential)
• Previous experience and success in a comparable role is not essential but highly regarded

If you are not qualified but have suitable background to match role, we will support your training. Express your interest and join to us now!

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to our child safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.  

Belgravia Leisure is a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.  We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability. We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs - reach out to us at [email protected].