Swimming Instructor

Job Description

• $42.71 per hour
• Casual
• Be part of the amazing Hume Leisure team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the center of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

Join the energetic Hume Leisure team at Hume City Council to contribute to the operation and to provide high levels of Customer Service to both internal and external customers at all levels, whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism and integrity as a Swim Instructor.

What you’ll be doing:

• Conduct swimming classes in an efficient and responsive manner with the aim being to offer the highest standards on instruction.
• Perform work in accordance with the Centre Operation Plan, Program Area Operations Manuals, Work Instructions and Work Plan.
• Carry out the highest standards of class supervision and safety for the duration of the class.
• To continually maintain and upgrade knowledge with a view to providing the highest standards of education.
• Responsible to provide instructions to customers with a view to them achieving proficiency in swimming and related water skills at their level.
• Responsible for setting up necessary lesson equipment and packing away on conclusion of lessons.
• Responsible to commence and finish classes according to the rostered schedule.
• To comply with administrative procedures.

Key skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Good oral communication skills required for client liaison and instruction.
• The ability to effectively impart their knowledge of water education skills to participants.
• Ability to formulate and administer lesson plans to achieve effective well organised classes.
• The ability to appropriately and effectively perform and demonstrate water education skills.
• Austswim Certificate.
• Previous relevant experience with children’s programs.
• Level 2 First Aid Certificate including current CPR Certificate.
• Demonstrated experience in providing high quality customer service.

For any enquiries, please contact Andrea Taylor on andream@hume.vic.gov.au. To apply for this position please click on the “Apply” button below.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
 

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks and a Criminal Record Check.