Swimming Instructor - Maternity Cover

Organisation: The King's School, Canterbury
Salary: £22.18 per hour rising to £22.88 September 1st 2025
Location: The King's School Sports Centre, Canterbury, Kent, UK
Contract type: Fixed Term (Part time)
Closing date: 31 August 2025
Job Description: 12 Months Fixed-Term

Tuesday 16:30-19:00

Wednesday 17:00-20:00

£22.18 per hour rising to £22.88 September 1st 2025

35 weeks per year

Based in the stunning setting of the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey, a World Heritage Site, The King's School is one of the oldest and most prestigious Schools in the country with an enviable record of academic excellence and achievement.

The King's School Sports Centre are looking for experienced Level 2 Swimming Instructors to join their friendly, highly recommended, and professional team.

The Centre's extensive swimming programme includes lessons for Discovery Duckling & Duckling, Learn to Swim Stages 1 to 7, Swim Academy (Stage 8 and above), Adults (beginners, improvers and training), Crash Courses and Private lessons.

The successful candidates should have a strong background in aquatics and have a true love of teaching, including experience of teaching and coaching adults.

Pre-requisites for the post include:

Essential

Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification

Desirable

Level 2 Teaching Swimming to Babies and Toddlers

Level 1 Coaching Qualification

Current Lifesaving or Teachers Rescue Qualification

Additional hours are available during term breaks for crash courses and private lessons

The King's School offers an extensive rewards package, including:

Gold membership at The King's School Sports Centre
Enhanced employer pension contributions up to 10%
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
In house training and CPD opportunities

If you have questions about the post, or would like an informal discussion to learn more, please contact Louise Holden, Swimming Coordinator on 01227595602 or email l.holden@kings-school.co.uk

For further information and to apply online, please visit: Current Job Vacancies &· The King's School, Canterbury (kings-school.co.uk).

The King's School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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