Assistant swimming teacher
Also known as; Assistant swimming coach, assistant swimming instructor
The role of the assistant swimming teacher is to provide a fantastic experience to people learning to swim by delivering fun, safe and inclusive swimming activities. They will support the swimming teacher in the delivery of swimming lesson activities to participants of all ages and abilities.
What does a Assistant swimming teacher do?
Assistant swimming teachers deliver fun, safe and inclusive swimming activities and support the swimming teacher in the delivery of swimming lessons to participants of all ages and abilities. Through their engaging, fun and safe delivery of activities, participants will build confidence in the water, develop core aquatic skills and improve their capability in all four swimming strokes.
Assistant swimming teachers understand how to support the swimming teacher to work with a range of participants with different abilities over a time period long enough to show improvement against their needs and aspirations.
Skills and behaviours
The following common or transferable skills are most frequently asked for by employers in Assistant swimming teacher job adverts across the UK:
| Skills and behaviours | % prevalence in job ads |
|---|---|
| Enthusiasm | 53% |
| Patience | 49% |
| Teaching | 39% |
| Customer service | 35% |
| Operations | 34% |
| Self-motivation | 33% |
| Organisational skills | 32% |
| First Aid | 32% |
| Time management | 32% |
| Professionalism | 31% |
To find out more about the minimum knowledge, skills and behaviours an individual must understand and demonstrate to become an Assistant swimming teacher, you can visit our professional standards library.
How to become a Assistant swimming teacher
There are several ways you can become qualified as an assistant swimming teacher. Look at the options below to explore what option works best for you.
Complete a qualification with a training provider
There are several options of qualifications you can complete to become an assistant swimming teacher such as:
- STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming
- Swim England Qualifications Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching)
You can browse all CIMSPA-endorsed assistant swimming teacher qualifications on our endorsed course directory.
Course entry requirements
There are usually no entry requirements or prior experience necessary to complete an assistant swimming teacher qualification.
Course delivery and cost
Coaching courses are delivered in person or via a hybrid delivery format (online or in person). The total course cost, study time and guided learning hours will vary depending on the delivery format, qualification and training provider you choose.
College or university
Some colleges have embedded assistant swimming teacher or swimming teacher qualifications into their learning programmes.
In the Training Directory, you can also check what courses our endorsed colleges and universities offer as well as course entry requirements, a summary of course content/material. You will also find more information on how to apply.
Apprenticeship
You can find out more about completing a Leisure Team Member apprenticeship via The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) website. The Leisure Team Member apprenticeship offers options to become qualified not only as a swimming teacher, but as a gym instructor, pool lifeguard and first aider, too.
Professional Standards
CIMSPA is the guardian of a single professional and apprenticeship standards framework for the sport and physical activity sector – outlining the minimum knowledge, skills and behaviours an individual must understand and demonstrate for every occupation and job role in the sector.
This standards framework is driving the development of quality education products for our workforce and supporting employers in assessing which job roles an individual is qualified for.
Assistant swimming teacher Courses and qualifications
Swim England Qualifications Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) (601/8230/1)
Swim England Qualifications Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching)
What's the best role for you?
Career paths and progression
Career pathways
Side Steps
Next Steps
Career progression
As well as exploring new career pathways, as an assistant swimming teacher, you can also choose to progress your career by completing further training or continued professional development (CPD) in your role. This training can be added to enable assistant swimming teachers to show their expertise in additional populations, in different environments and with technical specialisms.
Examples of specialisms that may be added are:
- Working with people with long-term conditions
- Working with children
- Working in the schools environment
Continuing Professional Development
Swim England Qualifications Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) (601/8230/1)
Swim England Qualifications Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching)
Find a job as a Assistant swimming teacher
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