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Dear Applicant

RE: Casual Swimming InstructorPost Ref: 1534

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

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: £10.28 per hour

The closing date is 12noon on 3rd June 2015. Please send your completed application form to Human Resources, 2nd Floor – West, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DE or email it to .

If you have any recruitment queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01473 432766. Please leave your name, number and brief details of your question and a member of the recruitment team will call you back.

Ipswich Borough Council

Job Description: B46a

Swimming Instructor

Main Purpose of Job

As part of the Council’s Swimming Development programmes, the post-holder is

responsible for teaching adults and children with varying learning or physical abilities/needs to swim.

Main Duties

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.

Updated April 2014