Swimming Instructor
St Giles School
Croydon
- £35,520 - £36,585 per month
- New
- Salary:
- NJC for Local Govt Services
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 13 April 2026
- Apply by:
- 6 March 2026
Job overview
Pay Scale: Grade 6 SCP 18 - SCP 20 (£35,520 - £36,585 FTE) £31,609 - £32,557 prorated
Start Date: 13 April 2026.
St Giles School is a well regarded special school in Croydon and caters to pupils and Sixth Form students aged 3 to 19, supporting a diverse range of learning abilities and complex needs.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, efficient and effective Swimming Instructor in this permanent role. The successful candidate will be self-motivated an accredited Swimming Instructor qualification with a strong understanding of pool Health and Safety. Excellent communication and teamwork skills and be able to manage pool operations and documentation effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
• Pool Operations and Health and Safety
• Delivery of Swimming Sessions
• Safeguarding, Medical and Pupil Welfare
• Liaison and Communication with Internal contacts
• Planning and Administration
• Understand and work within the School’s Policies and Procedures including Safeguarding and Data Protection.
If you wish to discuss this opportunity before or after submitting an application form, please get in touch with the School Business Manager directly. Visits to the School in advance of applications are welcomed.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role
For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website.
This post is subject to a successful probationary period.
Closing date: 6 March 2026 at 9.00am (at the school's discretion)
Interviews: 11 - 12 March 2026
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Suitable candidates will be invited to interview on application. Please ensure that you submit your application form promptly.
Please note that due to the high number of applications we will not be able to give notice or feedback to those candidates not shortlisted.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended).
You will also be required to disclose any other information that would suggest that you may be unsuitable to work with children. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for.
However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy.
Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation. *Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ meaning that they are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
All guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found in the DBS filtering collection on the Government website and further information on disclosing a criminal record can also be obtained from Nacro. It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Online Searches following shortlisting:
In line with the statutory guidance document Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023), the school will conduct online searches after the shortlisting process for any candidates who accept an invitation to interview. The purpose of the online search is to uncover any information that may suggest the candidate is:
• a potential safeguarding risk
• their appointment may damage the reputation of the school or;
• they are unqualified for the role they have applied for.
No recruitment decision will be made solely on the basis of an online search and all relevant information uncovered will be discussed with the applicant at interview. All online searches will be conducted by individuals who are not involved in any other aspect of the recruitment process. No irrelevant information uncovered will be provided to the staff responsible for interviewing the job applicant. All candidates will be treated consistently.
The same online search for all shortlisted candidates will be undertaken consisting of:
• A Google search of the candidate’s name linked to their current employer, previous employer, educational institutions attended, previous job titles and news articles
Attached documents
About St Giles School
Mission Statement
At St. Giles we are passionate about learning. Our school community includes and values everyone, working together to achieve in a supportive, caring and professional way. Our enthusiasm and positive energy makes St Giles a truly happy and vibrant place to be.
About St Giles School
St. Giles is a community special school, providing education for nursery children and young people with physical disabilities and complex medical needs aged 2-16 across the ability range and for pupils aged 16-19 with profound and multiple learning difficulties.
All pupils have a statement of SEN which includes a degree of learning difficulty and they are admitted at any point in their school career. If appropriate pupils are helped to transfer to mainstream. Almost all leavers at 16 and PMLD pupils at 19 go onto further education. The catchment area includes the whole of Croydon and adjoining boroughs.
St Giles Nursery is part of the Croydon Local Offer for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and has places for 12-part time or 6 full time nursery children aged over two with identified needs under the Croydon commissioning arrangements.
Pupils with PMLD aged 16-19 can remain at St Giles in the Further Education Unit for pupils.
History
The first St. Giles’ School opened in 1925 and was sited in Thornton Heath. In 1933 the school moved to Featherbed Lane, Addington. Since 1977 it has been housed in its current purpose-built accommodation in Pampisford Road.
Accommodation
St Giles is a single-storey, accessible building. The main building is divided into two main sections on different levels linked by a ramped corridor. The upper level contains the reception area, administration offices, staff room, sensory rooms and 3 classrooms. From here you come to the hall and school kitchen, swimming pool and bases for the Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Nursing Team.
The lower level contains Early Years, Primary and Secondary classroom areas. There is also a library and specialist rooms for Music and DT.
In the grounds there is a single storey modular build which contains the nursery class and an additional Lower Department class. Both have large classrooms and smaller rooms for individual or small group work. The building has a hygiene room with changing beds and additional toilets.
Welfare facilities such as toilets and staffrooms can be found throughout the building. Please speak to your class teacher to confirm the allocated toilets and staffrooms for your class.
The school is set in its own grounds with a variety of recreation areas available for different learners and different needs.
Specialist facilities include:
❖ Hygiene rooms with hoists and changing beds ❖ Hydrotherapy pool ❖ Trampoline for Rebound therapy ❖ Dark sensory room ❖ Light sensory room ❖ Hall ❖ A creative resource and learning space ❖ Creative therapy room
Staffing
The school staff includes teachers, teaching assistants, pupil care and support assistants supported by administration, catering, premises management, swimming, technical and cleaning staff.
All school staff are specially trained to become experts in working with pupils with a wide range of learning difficulties, physical disabilities, complex medical needs, complex speech and language difficulties, visual and hearing impairments and sensory issues.
Pupils are grouped in small classes of 6-10 pupils. Class size is dependent on pupils’ ages and learning needs with a very high level of staffing to support their learning and access needs.
There are three departments: Lower school – Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Middle school – Years 3-6 Upper school – Years 7-14
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