Published 2025-08-02
We are always on the lookout for great instructors at all our Swim Well facilities -Karori, Keith Spry (Johnsonville), Tawa, and WRAC (Kilbirnie). Swim Well runs year-round swimming education programmes for all ages, from infants up.
You do not need to be an experienced swim instructor as we provide full training for all our instructors. You do need to have excellent communication skills, a positive can-do attitude, enjoy the water and love working with kids. If you are passionate about making a difference to lowering New Zealand's drowning rate and get a buzz out of teaching our tamariki an essential life skill, then join our team.
We can offer you permanent part-time hours during School Terms (weekdays and weekend hours available), a fun and friendly atmosphere, teaching skills you can take anywhere in the world, possible job advancement through to a leadership position and the good feeling that comes with helping others.
We have regular recruitment rounds throughout the year - so while we may not have a role that's starting straight away, we can let you know when the next induction is. We hold inductions regularly throughout the year for part-time aquatic education instructors to join the team at one of our pools across Wellington.
We have a variety of shifts available.
Our shifts are generally during the following Term times:
School Hours (During Term time- School holidays off): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday AND/OR Friday - shifts ranging from 9am to 2.30pm/10am to 2pm After School: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday AND/OR Friday - 3.30pm to 6.30pm Weekends: Saturday AND/OR Sunday - 8.00am to 4.00pmIf you're positive and energetic, with a passion for the water, have a great approach towards customer service and would enjoy teaching life skills, you're just what we're looking for! You could be looking for a return-to-work opportunity, a job to fit around your studies or an opportunity to kick start your career with WCC, either way, we would love to hear from you.
This is a safety sensitive role; applicants must be prepared to have a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and a health check to be eligible for this role.
To be eligible for this role, you must have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand.
Find out more by checking out the position description, or you can email katie.rowe@wcc.govt.nz.
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