Swimming Officer

Other
Lanarkshire
July 3, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Application Process

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.

Location and Hours

Location: Larkhall Leisure Centre, Broomhill Road, Larkhall

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Week 1: Tuesday and Wednesday 10am – 5pm, Thursday 10am – 6.15pm

Salary and Duration

Salary Band: £18.34 – £18.85 per hour

Duration: Fixed term until 31st March 2027

Responsibilities

  • Monitor, review and manage swimming teachers / coaches.
  • Administrative and management information in relation to the swim programme.
  • Provide customer care to high standards as defined within the business plan and site procedures.
  • Follow continuous improvement principles and apply to the swimming scheme.
  • Deliver the Swimming Development Programme.

Requirements

  • Applicants must hold the SSTQ (SQA Level 7) or UKCC Level 2.

Application Instructions

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Benefits

  • Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
  • To increase the value of your pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
  • Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
  • Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
  • Family friendly policies – flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
  • Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
  • Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture.

Foreign Police Check – Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.

Equal Opportunity Statement

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position. South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

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