Make a splash in your career!
Are you passionate about swimming and love working with children? Are you currently in childcare, teaching, or nursing and looking for a meaningful change? Dive into a rewarding career where you can continue making a difference - this time in the water!
Join our dynamic team at Shellharbour City Swim School and help shape confident, safe swimmers in a supportive and rewarding environment.
About the Role:
As a Learn to Swim Instructor, you will be responsible for delivering engaging, high-quality swimming lessons to children of varying ages and abilities. Your role is to help build water confidence, teach vital swim skills and water safety, and ensure every child feels encouraged and supported.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Deliver fun structured swim lessons to individuals and small groups
- Promote water safety and skill development in a positive and energetic manner
- Provide ongoing feedback and encouragement to learners.
- Support children of all levels, including nervous beginners and confident swimmers
- Contribute to a welcoming, inclusive, and team-oriented pool environment
What We’re Looking For:
- A friendly, enthusiastic, and reliable individual who enjoys working with children
- Current Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety qualification (or currently enrolled)
- Current CPR and First Aid certifications (or enrolled to complete)
- NSW Working With Children Check for paid employment
- Competitive Strokes/Foundation Coach and/or Infant and Preschool Aquatics qualifications are highly regarded
- Willingness to undergo a Pre-Employment Medical Assessment
Perks of the Pool Life:
- Flexible part-time and casual shifts
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children’s development and safety
- Supportive team culture with training and professional development opportunities
- Competitive pay rates in line with experience and qualifications
Location and Hours:
- Oak Flats 25m heated pool. Holiday intensive classes are also held at our Albion Park and Warilla pools during the summer months.
- Classes run Monday - Friday 9am - 12.30pm & 3.30pm - 6.30pm (7pm in summer), Saturday's 8am - 12.30pm.
Ready to dive in?
We’re looking for team players who are ready to bring energy, professionalism, and heart to every lesson. Whether you're newly qualified or looking to return to the pool, we’d love to hear from you!
We offer:
Shellharbour City Council offers a high performing and sustainable organisation to deliver outcomes for the community through leadership, collaboration and innovation. We have exciting, rewarding career opportunities and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work/life balance.
- Permanent part time, working minimum 15.20 hours per week
- Commencing salary range from $479.78 - $509.15 per week based on 15.20 hours
- Casual positions working a variety of shifts Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings
- Casual hourly rate from $39.45 (including casual loading)
- Additional penalty rates are paid to the ordinary hourly rate of pay for Saturday/Sunday shifts
- Plus 12% superannuation
- Great culture with a fun, fast paced environment
- Enjoy our employee benefits programs and access to Novated lease options and significant retail discounts and corporate fitness programs, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Provident Fund activities, weekly payrun and more.
- Access to local government and employee benefits such as; LSL after five years, three weeks sick leave per annum, Health and wellbeing leave and more.
Please Note:
- This position requires a current "Working with Children Check" clearance in accordance with the 'Child Protection (WWC) Act 2012 for Paid workers
- You will need to complete a Pre-placement Medical Assessment
- A First Aid Certificate is an essential requirement of this position, therefore no allowance is payable.
