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Dear Applicant

RE: Swimming Team Leader (Maternity Cover)Post Ref: 1776

Thank you for your interest in the above post. Please find enclosed in this application pack the following documents:

  • Application Form and Guidance Notes
  • Job Description
  • Person Specification
  • Structure Chart
  • Service Overview

Application Form:

The application form plays a key part in our selection process. We use the information you provide to shortlist for interview.

You are urged to ensure that all the information contained in your application is relevant and that you demonstrate how you meet the criteria on the person specification. Please use the person specification for guidance when filling in the application form.

References: If successful at interview, Ipswich Borough Council will seek to obtain two employment references. Wherever possible the name of your first referee must be from current employment/education and the second from either current or former employment/education. If you cannot provide an “employment” reference please contact the HR Team at Ipswich Borough Council for further assistance.

For your information, the salary for this post is: £21,861per annum pro rata.

The closing date is 12 noon on the 14th July 2016.

If you have any recruitment queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01473 433402. Please leave your name, number and brief details of your question and a member of the recruitment team will call you back.

Yours faithfully

Recruitment Team

Human Resource

Ipswich Borough Council

Job Description: M58

Swimming Team Leader

Main Purpose of Job

To lead a team of swimming coaches / teachers in delivering the Council’s swimming development programme

Main Duties

  1. Lead and co-ordinate a team of swimming coaches / teachers ensuring effective rota planning, supervision, and quality provision that meets the needs of customers.
  1. Recruit and supervise swimming coaches / teachers and co-ordinate their teams programme of training, which meets the required ASA standards
  1. Ensure that income targets are met through the management of their team’s programme, including review of class viability and growth
  1. Ensure that parents and carers receive good feedback about their child’s progress

Main duties when teaching swimming classes

1.Undertake an assessment and analyse individual pupil’s existing abilities; disabilities; health, physical and mental needs etc., to ascertain and agree an appropriate course of swimming lessons for the pupil(s).

2.Facilitate and teach pupils to swim according to their assessed needs and the swimming development programmes, via 1-2-1’s; particular/specialist group; or general group swimming lessons so that the pupils can achieve agreed ASA certification levels/standards etc.

3.Adapt and create teaching methodology to suit individual pupil’s needs.

Analyse, monitor and judge advancement and development levels/skills through continuous assessment

4.Observe the safety of pupil(s) within the pool and other areas at all times; and if the need arises perform rescues from the water and/or apply first aid in any instance within the Pool premises.

5.Prior to each lesson, undertake Health & Safety checks of the pool and poolside areas includes, checking the pool water; lane ropes/barriers in place; life-guards in position, pupil/teacher safety ratios are maintained and Normal Operating Procedures are in place/followed.

6.Undertake other swimming/teaching related functions, including, planning individual swimming development sessions, lesson advice/guidance. to pupils, and build and maintain effective customer rapport to ensure and resolve any issues that arise in connection with the swimming course(s) at hand.

7.Create and maintain safe-keeping of pupil data/records, registers and issue certificates in compliance with the DPA

Such variations as may be required from time to time without changing the general character of the duties shown above or the level of responsibility entailed.

/ PERSON SPECIFICATION
Swimming Team Leader
ATTRIBUTES / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE / METHOD OF ASSESMENT
Qualifications / Educated to A Level standard or equivalent experience
Level 2 Practical/Theory Teachers Amateur Swimming Association (ASA)/ Institute of Swimming (IOS) qualification certificate.
Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) Rescue Test for Teaches & Coaches of Swimming Certificate,( or willing to work towards qualification). / Up to date First Aid at Work Certificate.
National Pool Life-guard Qualification (NPLQ).
IOS Membership.
NVQ Level 3 in a Sport/Leisure related activity, or equivalent.
ASA Coaches, Syncro, Diving or Disability qualifications. / Application Form/ Interview
Relevant experience / Leading groups of staff to achieve common objectives
Supervision of team members
Practical and theoretical knowledge of assessments; teaching and grades etc. in relation to adults and children with varying learning or physical abilities/needs learning to swim.
Pool equipment required for lessons and the setting up of the equipment etc.
Knowledge of NOP & EAP & Health and safety in the Leisure Industry / National Plan for Teaching Stages (NPTS).
Facilities, packages and services offered by Sports/Leisure (Wet-side), including marketing & promotions.
Business development in a sports and fitness context
Managing budgets against income targets / Application Form/Interview
Specialist knowledge / Working in a Sport/Leisure or other customer services related environment, or equivalent.
Delivering excellent customer care and dealing with members of the public.
Undertaking administrative (including IT, record keeping etc.) tasks/work.
Experience of working in and as part of a team
12 months practical and teaching experience / Teaching experience with adults and children, as individual’s and in groups, with varying learning or physical abilities to swim.
Knowledge of business development
Knowledge of income targets / Application Form/Interview
Personal skills / Able to undertake assessments and analyse individual’s needs.
Demonstrate empathy and deliver a customer focused and responsive approach to service delivery, through communicating effectively at all levels.
Able to work collaboratively; along with building customer confidence and trust,
so as to achieve shared objectives.
Able to work under pressure in a very busy customer orientated and pressurised environment, by using own initiative
Able to deal with people with respect and in a positive manner.
Able and willing to learn new skills. / Application Form/Interview
Special working conditions / Physically fit and able to undertake teaching demonstrations and life-saving activities within the pool.
Able to work in very humid and noisy environments.
Able to undertake the requirements of the post during and outside normal working hours (including Bank Holidays). / Application
form/interview