Swim School - Instructor
Selwyn District Council
No experience necessary! All relevant training is provided.
About the role
Our community loves to swim, and we proudly work with preschool- and school-aged children during weekday mornings, afternoons, and weekend mornings. This is an active and rewarding role where you will contribute to our community through helping children develop essential life skills.
- While previous experience, a swim teaching qualification, and a current first aid certificate is highly valued, all successful applicants must complete our fully funded in-house training program as a requirement of the role.
- Enjoy an active role in our modern Aquatic Centre where you will play an important part in providing our community with the skills they need when in and around water.
- Selwyn Aquatic Centre are seeking to employ a motivated, energetic instructor to join our fun and passionate Learn to Swim Team.
- As a Swim School Instructor, you will be responsible for; planning structured and engaging lessons, teaching with encouragement and positive reinforcement, assessing participants to ensure they are improving their swimming ability and reaching milestones.
The role is on a permanent part-time basis, 28.25 hours per week. Extra hours may be available to cover leave or additional classes.
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 11:45am-2:45pm and then 3:15pm-6:15pm
- Sunday 8.15am - 1.00pm
About you
To be successful in this role you will be committed to completing all training required, be comfortable working with preschool and school-aged children, committed to working positively within a team and value the importance of swim safety.
- Amazing communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving
- Be available for a weekday and a weekend day.
- Fantastic Customer service skills
- Love being in the water.
We offer a range of benefits working at Selwyn District Council including a living wage!
- Life insurance
- Annual Paid Wellbeing Day
- Annual paid Volunteer Day
- Free Onsite Parking
- Free Fruit
- Discounts with local and National businesses
If you are short-listed, we will contact you to arrange a trial lesson. Candidates who successfully complete the trial will be invited to a formal interview.
We value the safety of our young people and kaimahi, and therefore appointments for this role are subject to a satisfactory safety check including a Police vetting and passing a drug and alcohol test prior to receiving an employment offer.
Our values are important to all of us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together. Make it Happen for Selwyn.
Selwyn District Council honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Applications will be reviewed as they received, therefore we reserve the right to close this role earlier.
If this sounds like your kind of job, then apply today.
Applications close: 10 Oct 2025