Swim Teacher

QLD, Tobruk Memorial Pool - Cairns North 4870

• Great career paths and development with an entrepreneurial organisation
• Free facility access
• Enjoy a great work / life balance with mornings, evenings and weekend classes

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

The Role

Belgravia Leisure is part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG), we are seeking to hire a Swimming Teacher.

You will teach effective Swimming and Water Safety to help grow our swim program. This will be a Casual positionwhich requires you to work mornings, evenings and weekends, and you 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.

If you want to be part of a rapidly growing organisation that values its employees and offers multiple paths of progression, then this position is for you. We will continue to guide and educate our employees by providing them with on-going training. You will be surrounded with the best of the best, not to mention an excellent, supportive leadership team.

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
• Blue Card: Working With Children Check & National Police Check
• Current Swim Teaching Certificate – Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety
• Previous experience and success in a comparable role is not essential but highly regarded

The Company

Belgravia Leisure is part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG) and is the fastest growing leisure organisation in Australia. Our core areas of business and facilities stewardship include health clubs, wellness and spa, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 250 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We are in an exciting period of growth and look to continue to diversify and deliver results while being a strong community citizen. With an annual turnover in excess of $180m, the group are looking for the best and brightest to assist with taking the organisation into the future.

If you like the sound of us, then jump in and submit your application. We'd love to hear from you

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We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.

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.