About
Employer description
Water Babies has been inspiring a lifelong love of water for over 20 years
Since 2002, Water Babies has taught over half a million children the life skill of learning how to swim, helping little ones to build their water confidence both in and of the pool.
It’s now grown into the world’s largest baby swim school, today teaching more than 80,000 babies every year through a network of family businesses across the globe.
Main description
Water Babies in Suffolk and North East Essex are looking for new Water Babies Teachers.
Successful applicants would be fully responsible for teaching classes of children from birth up to 6 years old (with an accompanying parent/carer per child in the water with them).
We’re looking for extraordinary people to become part of the Water Babies family and inspire our next generation of swimmers. You don’t need to have any previous experience either, training will be provided at every turn.
We know that to see the face of a child that has just managed to accomplish something for the first time is worth its weight in gold. Being a Water Babies teacher is a demanding job, but you get so much back from it in return.
Primarily we are looking for suitable applicants who would be able to commit to a regular weekend day each week, although additional weekday hours may also be available in the future.
Candidates would need to complete our training programme, which would give them nationally recognised qualifications. They would also need to be able to transport swimming kit to our venues, so use of a car is also preferable.
This job would be particularly suited to anyone studying child development/child care, although applications from all interested parties would be considered.
Entry requirements
No specific entry requirements as full training will be given.
This includes shadowed lessons, online modules, residential training (6 days residential course, usually in Devon), assessed teaching sessions, and obtaining lifeguarding and safeguarding qualifications.
All qualifications are fully funded by Water Babies; however, please note that training time is unpaid.
Employment will only commence once the training programme is successfully completed and DBS checks are cleared.
Skills required
As you can probably guess, we are looking for a very specific type of person - someone who has the right characteristics to embody our core values.
We’re far more interested in your personality than your experience or current skills – we will provide the right person with all the training necessary to become a fantastic teacher.
So, have a read through and decide if this is you, or if you think you could develop in these areas:
Personal Motivators
• Passionate about the concept and values of Water Babies
• Gets a buzz from enthusing others about Water Babies
• Enjoys getting to know people and their babies
• Likes to see others develop skills Emotional Intelligence
• Shows positive emotions to customers
• Remains calm in difficult situations
• Understands the feelings of others Interpersonal Dexterity
• Communicates messages clearly and simply
• Communicates with confidence and enthusiasm
• Builds rapport quickly
• Uses a variety of styles to win people over Intellecual Capability
• Likes to get things right
• Reads behaviour and interprets it accurately
• Solves problems based on experience and knowledge
• Thinks on feet to adjust how things are done
How to apply
Please send CV and covering letter to blastoff@waterbabies.co.uk
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 30/01/2026
Salary
£18.50 to £22.50 per hour once qualified
Location
This job is located in Earls Colne,, Essex
About West Suffolk College
West Suffolk College is an ambitious vocational and academic College, with a stunning main campus set in the heart of Bury St Edmunds. We are committed to providing outstanding education to all our students.
