Trainee Swimming Teacher

GLL are currently recruiting trainee Swimming teachers to join us at Kensington Leisure Centre, all of our Swimming Teachers are qualified to at least STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming. The STA qualifications are nationally recognised and will give you the skills of how to teach non-swimmers, beginners and improvers.



If you have a passion and talent for Swimming, you could be part of our team of Swimming Teachers and help give people of all ages a valuable life skill. We are the largest Swimming School in the UK and our continued growth means we are looking to qualify and employ a growing number of Swimming Teachers. So, if you’d like the opportunity gain the qualifications and training needed to teach people of all ages and abilities how to swim, apply to be a Trainee Swimming Teacher



Successful applicants will be fully funded to complete their STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming.

We have a range of hours available cross weekdays and weekends.



The next available STA Level 2 Award Course will be run in September / October 2026 at Kensington Leisure Centre.

We are looking for applicants who are:

A competent swimmer
A good communicator (verbal and non-verbal)
A good motivator (supportive and able to give feedback)
Approachable and patient in nature
Imaginative
Will to learn and commit to a 5 day intensive training course
Previous experience working with Children is desirable but not essential

Being a Swimming Teacher is really rewarding, as you’ll thrive on supporting people to achieve their potential. Naturally, there’ll be some administration involved, but rest assured that, once qualified, almost all of your time will be spent teaching, working with a range of ages and abilities.



Once qualified, you will be apart of one of our Teaching Teams working with a Lead Teacher to support you in your day to day role.



As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

A Values driven organisation

Learning & development to support career development

Good Pension schemes

Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.

A full time permanent position – Change accordingly

Industry leading rates of pay

opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events

Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal

Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria

Health assurance