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Dear Applicant

RE: Swimming Team Leader

Post Ref: J8233

Thank you for your interest in the above post. Please find enclosed in this

application pack the following documents:

  • Job Description
  • Person Specification
  • Structure Chart
  • Service Overview

Application Form:

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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.

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Ipswich Borough Council complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

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Yours faithfully

Recruitment Team

Human Resource

Ipswich Borough Council

Job Description: M58a

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 Instructors ensuring effective rota planning, supervision, and quality provision that meets the needs of customers.
  1. Recruit and supervise Swimming Instructorsand 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 1-2-1s; 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
  8. To ensure that the duties undertaken with the post holder’s area of responsibility are carried out in accordance with the Council’s policies under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. To report all safeguarding, accidents or incidents and any other potential dangers immediately; completing all necessary paperwork including near miss forms and escalate information accordingly

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 – M58a
ATTRIBUTES / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE / METHOD OF ASSESMENT
Qualifications / Educated to 1 A Level or 5 GCSE’s or an NVQ Level 3 or 2 years qualitative 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).
Required to work at one of Ipswich Borough Council’s Facilities / Application
form/interview

Ipswich Borough Council

Sport & Leisure

Ipswich Borough Council owns and manages a range of sports and leisure facilities located around Ipswich, offering residents and visitors many opportunities to take part in sport and activities. At each site you will find friendly teams who will be able to assist you. We operate the following facilities:

Swimming Pools

Crown Pools features 3 separate pools: Competition Pool, Leisure Pool and Teaching Pool. The Competition Pool is an eight lane 25 metre pool which accommodates swimming lessons and aqua fitness classes. The pool also holds regional and national swimming events with spectator seating. The Leisure Pool is ideal for families and children, offering a range of activities for the children such as a mushroom fountain shower and Freddie the frog slide and wave machine. We hold regular swimming sessions for all ages in the teaching pool, ideal for babies, toddlers and adults. We offer programmed lessons as well as public swimming.

Fore Street Baths is an elegant 25 yard Victorian facility, which caters primarily for training courses and private hire, however holds swimming lessons and public swimming.

The pools have approximately 620,000 visits per year therefore there is a busy,fast moving working environment which is customer focussed.

Sports Centres

Ipswich Borough Council operates four sports and community centres around Ipswich: Northgate Sports Centre, Maidenhall Sports Centre, Gainsborough Sports Centre and Whitton Sports Centre.

Each of the sports centres offers a range of activities to all, including: Badminton, Squash, Tennis, Hockey, Football, a variety of fitness classes and junior holiday activities.

Each sports centre offers a varied and changeable programme to its 500,000 visitors per year.

Gyms

We currently have four operating Profile Fitness Suites situated in four locations: Crown Pools, Gainsborough Sports Centre, Whitton Sports Centre and Maidenhall Sports Centre. All members of Profiles can use the facilities at any one of our Fitness suites. We also have a gym located on the Waterfront. All of our gyms have a vibrant social yet relaxed atmosphere and have personal training lounges.

We currently have around 2500 active gym members who we take care of and help by offering an exceptional customer focussed experience.

May 2017

May 2017