Casual Swim Instructor

**Churches of Christ, Little Mountain Integrated Campus - Aquatic Centre**

**Casual Opportunity**

**Imagine working for us**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

Our Little Mountain Aquatic Centre is part of our community hub, which boasts the following state-of-the-art swim facilities and amazing opportunities:

- Learn to Swim Lessons in our 7.5m heated pool
- Lap Swimming in our heated outdoor 25m pool
- Squad Sessions, both Child and Adult, and aqua aerobics
- Next to our One Table Cafe

**About the role**

The Swim Instructor is responsible for delivering aquatic education to students and supporting them as they learn. One of your biggest priorities will be facilitating swim programs for various skill levels that will positively benefit the health, fitness and well-being of our Aquatic Centre clients.

This role is a casual opportunity that will require you to work across a variety of shifts from Monday to Saturday.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Assessing and grading swimmer ability;
- Conducting learn to swim lessons according to the set program;
- Setting up, packing up and maintain swimming equipment required for lessons;
- Conducting regular assessments of the pool and pool surrounds to ensure a safe environment;
- Maintaining attendance records and monitor student progress to evaluate the program;
- Liaising with other instructors, parents and students to improve service delivery;
- Assisting to develop new and maintain existing aquatic programs;
- General cleaning and maintenance of facilities and equipment.

**About you**

You are a highly motivated, confident and experienced swim instructor that is passionate about teaching. You have excellent communication and customer service skills that allow you to be patient and understanding. It is important to bring a can-do attitude and pro-active approach to the role that will enable you to be efficient and reliable.

Your experience and qualifications for this role include:

- Strong communication skills with an ability to inspire others;
- Current First Aid and CPR Certificate;
- Current AUSTSWIM (or equivalent) Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety qualification (additional accreditations desirable);
- Current working with children (blue) card or ability to obtain.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: _Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety._

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received