Swimming Teacher

At Claires Court, we are looking for a creative and experienced Swimming Coach to work with our Junior School. As a Swimming Teacher, you would be responsible for coaching swimming with children from Early Years to Key Stage 2.

Swimming Instructor - Required ASAPMaidenhead, Berkshire

• Part time (approx. 25 hours per week)
• Permanent position
• Competitive salary dependent on experience

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Claires Court is an independent school providing inspiring education for girls and boys in the heart of Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Our aim is to develop our boys and girls to succeed in life and we achieve this by having a strong and coherent learning philosophy, called the Claires Court Essentials. This is underpinned by our Key Values and together they help develop happy young people with deep feelings of self-worth and self-belief.

The Role:

As a qualified Swimming Coach, you will have experience in planning and delivering lessons for the short and long term with children of varying abilities.

This is a permanent part-time role working for approximately 25 hours per week. This year's timetable is likely to be between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday (1 pm to 4 pm on a Friday)

To be successful in this role, you must be:-

• Qualified as a level 2 swimming coach
• Experienced through working in a similar role
• Experienced at developing a coaching strategy in line with best practice
• Patient, with the ability to inspire confidence and respect
• Able to build excellent working relationships with pupils and colleagues
• Be competent setting expectations and managing pupil behaviour consistently and proportionally. In a swimming pool environment this is especially important to us
• Engaged with the School's ethos, thinking creatively and reflectively within an open, honest and hardworking team.

In return, we offer a positive working environment, with supportive colleagues and regular opportunities for professional development and training. If this sounds like an opportunity that you're interested in, don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you.

How to apply for the Swimming Instructor role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this educational position based in Maidenhead, click "apply" today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents.

No agencies please.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In addition to an assessment of their ability to perform the duties of the post applied for, candidates invited to attend for interview should expect further discussion relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS

In accordance with our Recruitment of Ex-offenders Policy, you are advised that all posts within the school will have the opportunity for unsupervised contact with children and therefore all shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration form to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).? This is regardless of whether any such convictions, caution, reprimand or final warning is considered 'spent' or 'unspent'.

The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are "protected" and not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.? Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.? Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with the client: this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offence(s).

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