Aquatic Services Officer - Swim Instructor
City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
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Job Description
We have multiple part time positions available for passionate, reliable and committed teachers of swimming and water safety. These positions will work from the Harold Holt Swim Centre, which is an exciting, modern and fully accessible community facility in Malvern.
Candidates must be available to work a variety of shifts (generally between 4 – 5 hours) and must be available to work weekends.
Shifts available:
- Monday – Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm
- Monday – Friday 4:00pm to 6:30pm
- Saturday & Sunday 8:00am to 1:00pm
In this role you will be responsible for delivering high quality, safe and effective Learn to Swim and Water Safety Programs to children and adults. You will enjoy working with people of all ages and be passionate about achieving positive outcomes.
If you are interested in joining casually, you are welcome to still apply but please advise you’ like casual only in your cover letter.
Desired Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have the following (please include copies of your qualifications in your application):
- AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety (TSW)
- (Desirable) AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infant and Preschool Aquatics (INF)
- A current CPR certificate
- A current and valid Working with Children Check (employee
- Knowledge of (and preferably experience) in Learn to Swim programs, stroke techniques and water safety
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Available to work weekends, weekday mornings and/or evening shifts.
Previous experience as a Swim Instructor is ideal however, candidates who have relevant qualifications and are looking to commence their career as a Swim Instructor are encouraged to apply. AUSTSWIM extension qualifications such as Teacher of Adults and/or Teacher of Aquatics for People with disabilities would be an advantage.
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Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Jessica O'Halloran on 0409 381 763.
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
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