Swim Academy Manager

About the role

Swim Academy Manager

Permanent; Full time; 40 hours per week

Closing date: 25 April 2025

Haileybury has an exciting opportunity for a Swim Academy Manager to work within the School’s Sports Complex. 

 Role

The Sports Complex is a large multi-purpose facility within Haileybury offering extensive wet and dry side activity areas and a wide range of services to pupils and staff at Haileybury, as well as members of the public.

The Swim Academy Manager is the principal person responsible for the planning and  development of successful swimming based programmes at the Sports Complex. 

The role requires the post-holder to coordinate and manage a range of key personnel linked to allocated commercial activities. to oversee, co-ordinate and quality assure all swimming based programmes at Haileybury Sports Complex, and to monitor and evaluate the performance of all swimming programmes/staff in order to maximise financial returns and meet customer demands and expectations.  

The post-holder will be required to work 40 hours per week.  Please note there is a requirement to work early mornings, evenings and weekends in order to be flexible towards the needs of the Swim Academy, the exact pattern to be agreed with the line manager.

Applications for part-time working arrangements will also be considered.

 Please see the attached candidate brief for further information.

 About Haileybury

Haileybury is an outstanding independent co-educational boarding and day school of around 900 pupils aged 11 to 18.  Established in 1862, the School is situated on a beautiful 500-acre estate in Hertfordshire.

Haileybury has an outstanding reputation in the UK and internationally and was judged “excellent in all areas” by ISI in October 2022. We are thrilled that Haileybury has been awarded the prestigious title of Boarding School of the Year 2024 by Tes.

Benefits offered include membership of the Operations staff pension scheme, lunch in the School’s magnificent Dining Hall (subject to hours of work), and use of the School’s facilities including gyms, a swimming pool, tennis club, and our health and wellbeing centre.  

How to apply

To apply for the above position, please complete the application form in full, with reference to the job description and return it to hr@haileybury.com by 25 April 2025.

Please be aware that we cannot consider an application unless the application form has been filled in completely, including details of your full employment history.

The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date; candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The School has a diverse pupil body and is committed to its strategy of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds to enrich our collective knowledge and experience. Appointments will be made on merit.

 Please see full details of our Privacy Notice for Staff and Recruitment Policy.

Haileybury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection vetting, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.