Job Title: Swimming Pool Manager
Actual Annual Salary: £29,069 - £32,147 (Based on hours and working weeks)
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £35,852 - £39,694 (CLF Grade E).
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 30 hours per week, working on a rota basis between Mon – Sun, all year-round
Provisional Start Date: January 2026
Step Into a key leadership role at the heart of our sports centre:
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised individual to lead the delivery of high-quality swimming provision at Tewkesbury Academy Sports Centre. This is a key role within our operations, offering the opportunity to shape and manage a dynamic programme of swimming lessons and community engagement activities. You’ll be instrumental in ensuring our facilities are safe, welcoming, and professionally run, while supporting a team of swimming teachers and working collaboratively across the Cabot Learning Federation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills, a passion for aquatic education, and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service in a busy, community-focused environment.
About you:
You will have:
- Strong leadership and line management experience, including training and supervision of staff.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- A recognised swimming teaching qualification (e.g. SEQ Level 2 or STA Level 2 Award), and ideally a Pool Plant Operator or RLSS NPLQ qualification.
- A thorough understanding of health and safety compliance, including risk assessments, COSHH regulations, and safeguarding procedures.
- Experience in managing swimming programmes, including lesson planning, staff training, and customer engagement.
- High levels of organisation and initiative, with the ability to manage a varied workload and respond flexibly to operational needs.
- A commitment to promoting equity, inclusion, and the wellbeing of children and young people through sport and leisure activities.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification prior to submitting an application.
About Tewkesbury Academy:
Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work within Gloucestershire with a student body of more than 1,200 and upwards of 150 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year.
The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.
Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 05 November 2025 @11.59pm
- Shortlisting: 06 November 2025
- Interviews: 12 November 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a visit prior to the closing date, please contact the sports centre directly on SportsCentre @ ta.clf.uk to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
