Mini Swimming Apprenticeship Scheme 2024

Mini Swimming are looking for enthusiastic and energetic candidates to join our expanding team as apprentices to be nurtured and fully trained. 

Apprentice 1 – Full Time 30+ hours per week

Apprentice 2 – Part Time 10-15 hours per week

Apprenticeship 1

There are three key areas of work the new team member will cover; Swimming teaching – babies and preschool, Swimming Teaching – Academy Classes, and Front of House. You will act as a Swimming Teacher and Front of House for our swimming families amongst other operational duties.

You will be aged between 18 and 20.

You will achieve your STA Baby preschool Course, STA Award course, STA Safety Award for teachers as part of this apprenticeship, as well as full inhouse training.

Your duties will include:

Provide exceptional customer service to all members

• Support the swim teaching team to deliver exceptional swimming lessons
• Adopting a customer service focussed approach to your responsibilities
• Safe and effective pool supervision
• Effective communication with other team members

Progression within the company is a core value, and on completion of your apprenticeship you will have plenty of opportunities to progress and develop within the company.

Apprenticeship 2 

For this apprenticeship you will train as a Swimming Teaching for our Academy Classes and teach children aged 4 years + amongst other operational duties.

You will be aged between 16-19.

You will achieve your STA Award course and STA Safety Award for teachers as part of this apprenticeship, as well as full inhouse training.

Your duties will include:

Support the swim teaching team to deliver exceptional swimming lessons

• Adopting a customer service focussed approach to your responsibilities
• Safe and effective pool supervision
• Effective communication with other team members

Progression within the company is a core value, and on completion of your apprenticeship you will have plenty of opportunities to progress and develop within the company.

Desired Skills

To be considered for this role, you must be a strong and confident swimmer. If you are invited to interview for this role you will be required to complete a swim test as part of the interview process. In order to be considered for the role you must be able to demonstrate you are able to do the following. • Swim 50 metres in no more than 60 seconds in a recognised stroke • Swim 100 metres continuously in a recognised stroke on front and back in deep water and then tread water for 30 seconds • Surface dive to floor of pool (deepest part).

Candidates will be assigned a mentor to guide and develop them but they must bring to the party the effort, energy and enthusiasm to practice and learn at home to boost their pool efforts.

Personal qualities

• Hard working
• Passionate about swimming
• Team player
• Great communication skills
• Good communication and literacy skills 

Qualifications required

No formal qualifications are required for this role. A passion for swimming and teaching children to swim is essential!

At Mini Swimming you will work towards achieving the above over the course of 12 Months.

Please note you will be required to work on a shift basis, including mornings, evenings and weekends, across all of our pools (mainly based in Colchester).

Rates of Pay

Salary of £192.00 per week (Apprentice 1),

£65- £97.50 per week (Apprentice 2 and 3), then £12-£15 per hour after 12 months.

To Apply:-

• Please send in your CV along with a Covering letter- why you want to be a swimming teacher, why we should hire you? To Kelly.Aldred@miniswimming.co.uk
• Application Deadline: 17th March
• Interviews: to take place between 18th and 22nd March
• Start Date: Monday 6th May 2024