Position: Swimming Teacher and Coach
Department: Primary and Secondary
Reports to: Vice Principal, Student Life
Job Overview: Having first opened its doors in 2015, Anne Hill International currently provides international education for students aged 2-13 and has plans in place to expand its secondary school campus in the near future. As a school, our mission is to provide affordable, high-quality, international education and our vision is to nurture well-rounded, globally minded, lifelong learners. Our school currently has approximately 350 students from 30 different countries and a dedicated and supportive team of 30 teachers, also from diverse backgrounds. The school is a member of the Council of International Schools (CIS).
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the development of the school’s swimming programme, managing and maintaining all aspects of the use of the swimming pool.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Teacher’s duties as per Anne Hill Standards
- Assist with the day to day running of the Swimming department by completing swim coaching and admin tasks.
- Lead swim coaching sessions.
- Plan a suitable training programme specific for groups
- Run before-school/ after-school training sessions
- Follow up swimmers who fail to attend training
- Liaise with PE dept over lane ropes & pool maintenance
- Organise team lists for swimming galas and interschool competitions
- Maintain a record of swimmers times
- Print personal best and award certificates
- Inform swimmers of important upcoming events via newsletters
- Be Active member of the school community.
- Supporting teachers in preparing and organizing School events.
- Supervision of After-School activities.
- Being a competent swimmer and be able to teach stroke development work in small groups independently.
- Assisting in equipment preparation for lessons.
- Providing escort and assistance to children as necessary.
- Helping teachers to plan learning activities and complete records; maintain individual records for each student when required.
- Attending staff meetings or training, helping with outings/sport events, school clubs and other school events
- Understanding and applying school policies.
- Maintaining confidentiality inside and outside the workplace.
- Performing other duties given by PE Coordinator / Vice Principal
Qualifications and Experience
- University degree in Physical Education.
- Teacher professional qualification or certification in PE and/Swimming.
- Certification in Life Saving and First Aid.
- Teaching experience in Years 1 – 10;
Skills and Attributes
- Passionate about high-quality teaching and learning.
- Strong classroom management to create a safe and supportive learning environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Flexible and positive approach to all aspects of school life.
- Excellent time-management and organisation.
- Committed to professional development.
- Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Willing to make positive contributions to the school community.
Safer Recruitment
At Anne Hill International School, we are committed to student safeguarding. All applicants will be subjected to rigorous employment checks including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.
Child Protection Statement
Anne Hill International School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of the students in its care. It expects that this commitment is uniform across the school and pre-employment background checks to determine an applicant’s suitability to work with children will be undertaken before any offer of employment is made.
