Become a Swim Teacher
Looking for a Career that will make a difference?
Train to become a Mini Swimming Teacher!
At Mini Swimming, we believe a happy swimmer is a successful swimmer.
While we can teach any child to swim, a joyful child learns faster, with a positive, lifelong connection to swimming. That’s why we’re passionate about building a team of exceptional swim teachers.
Our Commitment to Your Growth
We’re dedicated to providing in-house training alongside internationally recognized qualifications, equipping you with everything needed to become a fully qualified swim teacher. You’ll receive a personalized program and a mentor to guide you through each lesson, ensuring you feel supported every step of the way.
Work Flexibly, Make a Difference
We offer flexible teaching hours to suit your lifestyle, so you can enjoy a meaningful work-life balance while teaching an essential life skill.
Fantastic News!
No previous experience or qualifications? No problem! We’ll create a personalized training plan for you, cover the cost of your teaching qualifications, and make sure you have all the training and confidence needed to lead your own classes.
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Kelly.Aldred@miniswimming.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!
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At Mini Swimming, we group our swimmers into two main categories, each with unique qualifications and training requirements. Within each category, we deliver engaging, high-quality lessons and share our passion for swimming with the next generation. To make teaching simple and effective, we provide you with comprehensive schemes of work and lesson plans—so all you need is the knowledge and enthusiasm to bring each lesson to life!
Baby and Pre-School
These are parent-and-child classes designed for children aged 0 to 3.5 years. If you’re excited about building the foundations of a baby’s swimming journey in a fun, nurturing environment, this is the qualification for you.
Academy
In these classes, children are independent in the pool and range from 3.5 to 10 years old. Academy classes focus on developing swim skills and confidence, offering a rewarding teaching experience as children progress.
Check out some of our frequently asked questions.
What skills/attitudes do you need to be a swimming teacher?
In order to become a Mini Swimming teacher you absolutely need to have a warm, welcoming and friendly personality. You must have a passion for swimming and teaching children. We really do care! You will need to have a strong work ethic and give it your very best as it is what the children deserve. Mastering your craft will give you the skills you need to inspire the next generation of swimmers.
What does the training involve?
Your training will involve some shadowing where you will watch what the teacher is doing, some gentle involvement of activities under the supervision of the teacher moving onto more teaching as your skills, knowledge and confidence grows.
When will the training take place?
Training will take place in our ongoing lessons, your senior teacher will write you a training plan that will allow you to shadow and train alongside our existing teaching teams.
How much will I get paid?
Our swimming teachers are paid depending on their knowledge and experience. We pay you for all of your pool training until you are signed off to teach independently. You can expect to be offered £13.00-£16.00 per hour once qualified and signed off. We will then review your pay rate each 12 months.
Your examination courses can be completed in a 3-5 day period, this can be a mixture of online, in class and in pool training. We would also expect that you complete c30 hours of in pool training. Training time is paid.
What does the training cost?
As the external courses for your examination are delivered through an independent training provider, the price can vary. Mini Swimming will cover the cost of your training providing a contract is signed to agree that you will work solely for us for a minimum of 12 months. If for any reason you are unable to complete the 12 months employment. Unless it has been previously agreed otherwise, the full cost of the course will be repayable to us by yourself.
When would I work and how often?
We run classes 7 days a week all year (With the exception of 5 weeks holiday – Usually 1 at Easter, 2 weeks in August & 2 at Christmas). Our Baby & Preschool classes run during the day (Usually 8.30-3.30) plus weekends. Our Academy classes are 3.30 onwards and also weekends.
We want to allow a great work/life balance but you must remember that is the same for everybody. This means that if you want to work 9-2 then so do most of the team. We want to make it fair for everybody. With this in mind we would ask that if you were offered an ‘in demand shift’ then we would like you to take on an evening or weekend shift also.
This is all dependent on what qualifications/training you have.
How do I apply?
Send your CV along with a cover letter explaining why you would like to become a Mini Swimming Teacher to kelly.aldred@miniswimming.co.uk