Help build safer, more confident swimmers across the Banyule community.
Make a meaningful impact by teaching swimming, water safety and survival skills to the Banyule community. Join a supportive leisure team where you’ll enjoy part-time employment, flexible term-by-term rosters, access to gym facilities, and the opportunity to help people of all ages build confidence and safety in the water.
Why you'll love this role and what you’ll do
This is a rewarding opportunity to help children and community members build confidence, safety and lifelong skills in the water. As part of Banyule Leisure’s aquatic programs team, you’ll deliver engaging swimming and water safety lessons in a supportive and community-focused environment. You’ll play an important role in creating a positive and child-safe learning experience while adapting lessons to support participants of different ages and abilities.
What you’ll do
- Deliver swimming, water safety, survival skills, rescue techniques and stroke development programs across Banyule Leisure facilities
- Supervise classes to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all participants in a child-safe environment
- Assess participant ability levels and adapt lessons to support individual learning needs
- Build positive relationships with participants and families, while maintaining records, equipment, training and qualification requirements
What you'll bring/what we are looking for
We’re looking for enthusiastic, community-minded Swim Instructors passionate about helping people build confidence and safety in the water. You’ll bring strong communication and class management skills, a positive and flexible approach, and the ability to create engaging and safe learning environments for children and participants of all abilities.
You’ll have:
- Experience working within a Learn to Swim Program (desirable).
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent class management and safety management skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of how to work with children.
- Demonstrated understanding of the need for flexibility in approach.
- Demonstrate commitment to our values.
- Must hold all mandatory qualifications (as listed below/in the PD).
Mandatory Qualifications:
- CPR certificate (essential)
- Swim and Water Safety Teacher Qualification (essential)
- Level 2 First Aid (Apply First Aid).
Pre-employment requirements
- Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)
- Current Working with Children’s Check
- Pre-Employment Medical Check
We offer:
- Permanent, part-time opportunities – fit shifts around other work, study, or commitments
- Salary range $70,306.14 - $73,767.30 for comparison at full time ($35.58 to $37.33 per hour), excluding super, dependent on experience
- Primary work location Ivanhoe Aquatic
- Supportive and engaging team
- Benefits include personal development and access to gym facilities. This role requires commitment to Saturday and/or Sunday 8-12:15 shift. There is also flexibility in the weeknight afternoon 4-6 pm. shift
How to apply:
Please submit your resume and a cover letter (maximum of three pages) setting out your achievements, skills and experience aligned to the key selection criteria in the position description. Please also respond to the job-specific question in the application form.
For more information about this position, please view the position description. For a confidential discussion, we encourage you to contact Zoe Graham on 03 9098 8009.
Applications close: 12 June 2026 at 11:45 PM .
Why choose this opportunity? At Banyule City Council, we value innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. Banyule City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we value diversity and inclusion, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement, we encourage you to inform us through your application or email [email protected]
Our Values : Our employees align their careers with Banyule because they share our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion. They thrive in our strong learning and development culture and the positive way we work in partnership with the community. You will share our values and have a passion for helping a community of over 130,000 residents to live happier, healthier and more connected lives, all while growing your skills and advancing your career. We look forward to you starting the next chapter of your career at Banyule Council.
Diversity Statement : Our community is made up of diverse cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity, participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster harmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community.
To discover more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace, please find Banyule's Workplace Gender Equality Action Plan 2021-2025 .
Acknowledgment of the Traditional Custodians : Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region’s history.
Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to a better future for us all.
Child Safe Standards Statement of Commitment : Banyule City Council is a child-safe organisation committed to the safety and well-being of children.
Council has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safe organisation, we are committed to providing a child-safe environment where children feel safe, are empowered, valued and protected. Council will actively listen to children, ensuring their voices are heard and considered in decisions that affect their lives.
