Swimming Careers
LOOKING FOR A CHANGE?
Are you are looking to change or start a career in Aquatics? Throughout the year Active Lifestyle Centres run Swim Teacher and National Pool Lifeguard training courses.
If you are passionate about improving people’s lives, can work independently and as a team, and if you possess good communication skills, why not consider a career in Aquatics.
If this sounds like you, why not join our swimming community?
TRAIN TO BE A SWIMMING TEACHER
So you want to train to be a swimming teacher? Great, we provide training courses to get you there. Becoming a swimming teacher is hugely rewarding.
Our Swimming Teachers are all qualified by the Swimming Teachers Association (STA). This qualification is recognised countrywide across the UK and offers an aquatics career development path.
Why become a swim teacher?
- Save lives: You teach an essential life skill and improve water safety.
- Make a real difference: Helping nervous swimmers grow in confidence is hugely rewarding.
- Enjoy flexibility: Modular hours fit easily around study, family, or other work.
- Stay active: It’s a hands-on role that keeps you moving and out of an office.
- Work anywhere: Recognised qualifications can open doors to opportunities around the world.
If you have a passion for Swimming and believe you have what it takes to teach, and would like to find out more, please email: frances.snell@circadiantrust.org
TRAIN TO BECOME A LIFEGUARD
Want to become a Pool Lifeguard? Looking to get your foot in the door for a career in leisure? From pool rescues to CPR, you’ll learn fantastic skills during your NPLQ course that you can use throughout your life.
BENEFIT FROM:
- Opportunity for career progression (most leisure managers start off as Pool Lifeguards)
- NPLQ is recognised around the world, providing an opportunity to work and travel
- Learn essential life skills, including First Aid and CPR
- Work within a team with varied working hours
GET QUALIFIED:
The first step to becoming a Pool Lifeguard is to get qualified. In the UK this means obtaining an NPLQ (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification).
TO TAKE PART YOU MUST BE 16-YEARS-OLD AND BE ABLE TO:
- Jump / dive into deep water
- Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds
- Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water
- Tread water for 30 seconds
- Surface dive to the floor of the pool
- Climb out unaided without ladder / steps and where the pool design permits
If you would like to train to become a Lifeguard, and would like to find out more, please email: frances.snell@circadiantrust.org