ASA Level 2 Swimming Teachers Wanted
The ASA and the RNLI are working in partnership to deliver Swim Safe for the third
successive year. Programmes in 2013 and 2014 saw over 6,000 children participate
and learn how to be safe in different water environments.
This year Swim Safe will be hosted at a number of sites, for which we are recruiting
for teachers at:

Boscombe Beach, Bournemouth

Sandhaven Beach, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

Brockhole Park and Lake Windermere Lake District

Friends of Bude Seapool, Bude
The programme offers free improver swimming sessions and beach/lake/seapool
safety advice for children aged 7-14. Most young people learn to swim in an indoor
pool which is a safe and familiar environment. Swim Safe gives young people the
opportunity to test and improve their swimming ability in a different aquatic
environment.
Children are being offered the opportunity to attend the FREE 40 minute session
which will include beach safety advice provided by RNLI lifeguards and up to 30
minutes in-water tuition with ASA accredited teachers. The programme is weather
dependent and sessions will be adjusted accordingly.
Schools Programme – Swim Safe For Schools
We will also be providing sessions during school term time to selected primary
schools. Times and dates are provided and are all subject to weather and sea/pool
conditions.
Skills Required:
We are seeking ASA Level 2 qualified swimming teachers who are local to each
venue, with experience of delivering personal survival and water safety
lessons.
Suitable for teachers who:
Have a friendly, approachable manner, excellent communication and interpersonal
skills, good time keeping and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to
the different weather and water conditions. Local knowledge and experience of the
water environment is desirable.
Not suitable for teachers who:
Don’t like teaching in open water, outdoors and adapting to weather and water
conditions
Minimum age:
18 years
For each day of the programme we require 3 x ASA Level 2 – Aquatic Teachers
per site.
ASA Level 2 Swimming Teachers will be paid £12 per hour. (Approximate
working hours will be five to six hours each day, to include 15 minutes prior to
sessions and 15 minutes after the last session is complete)
Swim Safe Teacher Training Day
Date:
Time:
Venue:
What’s involved?
TBC (June 2015)
TBC (Approx 10am – 2pm)
TBC (Local to each site)
Swimming teachers will be provided with an outline of
the programme and how the sessions are to be
delivered. All teachers that are appointed to the
programme will need to attend this training session.
Kit
Teachers will be provided with Swim Safe branded polo-shirts, a waterproof
jacket, a hoodie and rash vests to teach in (please detail the sizes required on
the application form). Teachers at beach and lake locations will be teaching in the
water and will require their own wetsuit which is suitable for the water
environment. Loan of wetsuits may be possible if required, dependent on size
and availability.
Availability
Swimming teachers will be asked to commit to a minimum of three to four days
per week, ideally six days per week. Consideration will be given to teachers who
can commit regularly for the duration of Swim Safe at a given location.
Application Process
If you are interested in any of these positions, please complete the application
form and submit to swimsafe@swimming.org
Please note that once teachers have been selected, DBS checks will be carried
out.
If you have any questions please email us at swimsafe@swimming.org
Dates and venues – (subject to change)
Week
Schools
Week 1
Schools
Week 2
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Boscombe Beach, Bournemouth
Dates
th
6 July – 10th July
Times
10:00- 14:00
13th July – 17th July
10:00- 14:00
25th July – 30th July
1st Aug – 6th Aug
8th Aug – 13th Aug
11:00 – 15:00
11:00 – 15:00
11:00 – 15:00
Sandhaven Beach, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Week
Dates
Times
th
th
Schools
6 July – 10 July
10:00- 14:00
Week 1
Schools
13th July – 17th July
10:00- 14:00
Week 2
Week 1
20th July – 25th July
11:00 – 15:00
th
st
Week 2
27 July – 1 Aug
11:00 – 15:00
rd
th
Week 3
3 Aug – 8 Aug
11:00 – 15:00
Week
Schools
Week
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Brockhole Park, Lake District
Dates
th
13 July – 17th July
18th July – 21st July
23rd July – 28th July
30th July – 4th Aug
Times
10:00- 14:00
11:00 – 15:00
11:00 – 15:00
11:00 – 15:00