Sports & Recreation employment contract

Swimming Teacher Employment Contract UK

Name: Swimming Teacher Employment Contract UK
Brand: HRHeaven
SKU: sports_and_recreation_swim_teacher_asa_sta_generated_v1
Price: 19.99 GBP
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Set learn-to-swim instruction around constant group awareness, progressive skills and accurate assessment.

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Last updated: 19 June 2026
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Job description

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Role-specific duties

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Working hours

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Holiday entitlement

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Confidentiality

Client and company confidentiality.

Disciplinary process

Clear process and employee rights.

Notice periods

Notice terms explained for both parties.

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When to use this contract

Prepare progressive stage-appropriate lessons, deliver verify registers abilities and pool setup, and deliver teach water confidence strokes and safety skills.

Workplace context: Training locations, activity spaces, client premises and approved work locations.

What makes this role different

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the learner groups stages and qualification standard. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the class sizes timetable and pool depths. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the equipment assessment and register systems. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the pool emergency safeguarding and missing-child routes. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering participant safety.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: A Swimming Teacher develops water confidence, safe entry, breathing, strokes and aquatic skills for children or adults. Terms should cover current teaching qualification, lesson plans, registers, class size, pool depth, aids, demonstrations, changing-area boundaries, progress assessment and emergency interfaces with lifeguards. The teacher should not leave a class unsupervised, promote a swimmer without evidence or take on lifeguard duties unless separately assigned and qualified. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

What to prepare before you issue it

the learner groups stages and qualification standard
the class sizes timetable and pool depths
the equipment assessment and register systems
the pool emergency safeguarding and missing-child routes
the swim coordinator lifeguards and parent contacts

Day-to-day operating brief

What Swim Teacher (ASA/STA) work looks like in practice

A Swimming Teacher develops water confidence, safe entry, breathing, strokes and aquatic skills for children or adults. Terms should cover current teaching qualification, lesson plans, registers, class size, pool depth, aids, demonstrations, changing-area boundaries, progress assessment and emergency interfaces with lifeguards. The teacher should not leave a class unsupervised, promote a swimmer without evidence or take on lifeguard duties unless separately assigned and qualified. Responsible for planning, delivering or supporting learning, instruction or participant activity safely and professionally, keeping accurate session records and escalating welfare, conduct, safety or service concerns promptly The Employee is employed as Swim Teacher (ASA/STA) in the Employer's Sports & Recreation business. The role involves planning, delivering or supporting learning, instruction or participant activity safely and professionally, keeping accurate session records and escalating welfare, conduct, safety or service concerns promptly The Employee must follow the sports & recreation operational controls that apply to swim teacher (asa/sta) work, including participant safety, health and safety procedures, supervision standards, conduct procedures, record accuracy, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements The Employee must protect participant information, welfare information, attendance records, progress notes, parent or guardian communications and any related personal data, operational records, system access details or confidential information accessed while performing swim teacher (asa/sta) duties Swim Teacher (ASA/STA) work in Sports & Recreation must follow participant safety, health and safety procedures, supervision standards, conduct procedures, record accuracy and the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, records, escalation routes and training requirements Swim Teacher (ASA/STA) Learner support Safeguarding awareness Record accuracy

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

Prepare progressive stage-appropriate lessons.
Verify registers abilities and pool setup.
Teach water confidence strokes and safety skills.
Observe assess and record swimmer progress.
Coordinate emergencies and safeguarding concerns.

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Outputs to agree

prepare progressive stage-appropriate lessons
verify registers abilities and pool setup
teach water confidence strokes and safety skills

Records and evidence

The learner groups stages and qualification standard.
The class sizes timetable and pool depths.
The equipment assessment and register systems.
The pool emergency safeguarding and missing-child routes.
Session plans.
Attendance records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Line Manager, Programme Lead or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

A Swimming Teacher develops water confidence, safe entry, breathing, strokes and aquatic skills for children or adults. Terms should cover current teaching qualification, lesson plans, registers, class size, pool depth, aids, demonstrations, changing-area boundaries, progress assessment and emergency interfaces with lifeguards. The teacher should not leave a class unsupervised, promote a swimmer without evidence or take on lifeguard duties unless separately assigned and qualified.
Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

Booking or attendance systems.
Training or activity equipment.

Workplace context

Training locations, activity spaces, client premises and approved work locations.

Training and certification

Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

the learner groups stages and qualification standard
the class sizes timetable and pool depths
the equipment assessment and register systems
the pool emergency safeguarding and missing-child routes

Information the employer should prepare

the learner groups stages and qualification standard
the class sizes timetable and pool depths
the equipment assessment and register systems
the pool emergency safeguarding and missing-child routes
the swim coordinator lifeguards and parent contacts

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Work setting

Training locations, activity spaces, client premises and approved work locations.

Primary duties

Prepare progressive stage-appropriate lessons.
Verify registers abilities and pool setup.
Teach water confidence strokes and safety skills.
Observe assess and record swimmer progress.

Tools and training to confirm

Booking or attendance systems.
Training or activity equipment.
Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Governance focus

Employer procedures and role controls. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the learner groups stages and qualification standard. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the class sizes timetable and pool depths. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the equipment assessment and register systems.

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Swim Teacher (ASA/STA) duties

Prepare progressive stage-appropriate lessons, deliver verify registers abilities and pool setup, and deliver teach water confidence strokes and safety skills.

Prepare progressive stage-appropriate lessons. Verify registers abilities and pool setup. Teach water confidence strokes and safety skills. Observe assess and record swimmer progress. Coordinate emergencies and safeguarding concerns.

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What is added to the finished contract

Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the learner groups stages and qualification standard.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering the class sizes timetable and pool depths.

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