Job Description

About the Role

At Balance Mayfield, we help people of all ages build confidence and skills in the water. Our Learn to Swim program caters to everyone from beginners taking their first strokes through to advanced swimmers and competitive pathways. We also deliver school swimming programs and group bookings.

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable Learn to Swim Instructors to join our passionate team on a casual basis. In this rewarding role, you will play an important part in helping students develop lifelong water safety skills while creating a fun, engaging and supportive learning environment.

About You

You are passionate about teaching and enjoy helping others achieve their goals. With a positive and energetic approach, you can build strong relationships with students, parents and colleagues while creating a safe and encouraging learning experience.

You'll bring:

• A genuine passion for teaching swimming and water safety
• The ability to engage and motivate students of all ages and abilities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A patient, adaptable and supportive teaching style
• The ability to build positive relationships with students, parents, schools and community groups
• A commitment to maintaining a child-safe environment at all times
• Reliability, professionalism and a team-focused attitude

Essential Qualifications:

• Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Licence
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current CPR Certificate (annual renewal required)
• Valid Working With Children Check (WWCC)

The Wests Group is a Child Safe organisation committed to providing a safe and supportive place for all Children and Young People to be. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with us and require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment. This process will include, but not limited to a comprehensive reference check, an identify check, Working with Children's check and/or national criminal history check. For further information on how to apply please refer to the Child Safe Standards attachment or the Office of the Children's Guardian website. All associated checks and costs will be facilitated by The Wests Group.

Learn to Swim Class times:

Monday – Friday

AM: 8am-12pm // PM: 2.30-6.30pm

Saturday & Sunday

AM: 8am-12pm

About us

Balance is owned by The Wests Group Australia, a Newcastle owned and operated (not for profit) membership-based organisation, which prides itself on offering exceptional entertainment, accommodation and dining venues across its five clubs, three hotels. Balance takes pride in exceptional service and has state-of-the-art-health facilities. The Wests Group Australia is a major employer in the Newcastle, Port Stephens and Lake Macquarie regions. Employing close to 1000 people, Wests operates a multi-site portfolio of entertainment and hospitality venues comprising of registered clubs, hotels, conference and fitness facilities as well as the Newcastle Knights. We are one of the many local success stories of our region.

Being an employee of The Wests Group will give you access to the following perks and benefits:

• Wellbeing: First Nations Cultural Leave, annual flu vaccinations, Wellbeing Leave, flexible work options, community care leave and employee assistance programs (EAP).
• Career: Certificate III in Hospitality, paid traineeships, and leadership programs.
• Financial: Paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, above-award wages and penalty rates, plus 40% off meals for club employees.
• Lifestyle: Complimentary gym membership as a Balance employee, discounted NIB Health Insurance, savings on Reflections Holiday Parks, and discounted accommodation at our three hotels - The Executive, The Gateway, and The Anchorage Hotel & Spa

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds to create a work environment where employee differences such as gender, age, culture, disability, sexual orientation and education are valued to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.