Lead Swimming Teacher & Coach

Dulwich College (Singapore) seeks to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced, and visionary swimming expert to lead this important part of College life from August 2026 in the role of Lead Swimming Teacher & Coach.

The successful candidate will play a key role in coaching and teaching swimming along with other aquatic sports to students at Dulwich College (Singapore). Delivering and coordinating high-quality swimming lessons in our learn-to-swim programme, whilst helping to coordinate the administration and coaching of our competitive swimming squads.

Dulwich College (Singapore) ensures that all students at the College have access to swimming and the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring both the curricular and co-curricular programmes run smoothly. They will continue the development of a fun and stimulating swimming programme for all students at the College. They will work closely with the Director of Sport to ensure that swimming continues to move from Good to Great ensuring there are safe, coherent and well thought through pathways for all students to enjoy swimming and reach their desired goals.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• To deliver the highest standard swimming lessons and swim coaching sessions for the students at Dulwich College (Singapore).
• To ensure the swimming at the College continues to move from Good to Great.
• To conduct swimming lessons and provide coaching to students across the College, from Learn-to-Swim to Competitive Squad swimmers.
• To plan, perform and evaluate swimming programmes for the College, and ensure all sessions continue to improve the swimming ability for all the students being taught.
• To work effectively in a cooperative team to help coordinate the Learn to Swim provision and competitive swim programme at DCSG.
• To ensure the Learn to Swim provision is run safely and efficiently, following the latest swim teaching guidelines and best practice.
• To organise the planning, and delivery of the junior extra-curricular swimming sessions, swimming team events, competitions, galas, weekend swimming sessions, and other swimming-related activities for our competitive squads.
• To keep up to date with new swimming rules and regulations, and other professional swimming developments.
• To conduct evaluations, assessments, reports on pupils progress.
• To prepare swimming teams for participation in FOBISIA, ACSIS and other local and International Swim Meets, with specific responsibility for staying current with Team Manager.
• To manage pool resources and liaise with the Head of Aquatics to ensure all safety measures are adhered to, including keeping up to date with relevant first aid and life guarding in swimming.
• To ensure the pool area and pool resources are kept neat and tidy and offer a safe work environment.
• To undertake all other duties that commensurate with the role.

Safeguarding

Our College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our care. We follow safe recruitment practices and appointments are subject to vetting including reference checks, and identity and criminal record checks.

Dulwich College (Singapore)

Dulwich College (Singapore) is a globally renowned international school educating more than 2,900 students from Toddlers (age 2) to Year 13 (age 18). The College was founded in 2014 on the ethos and values of the British independent schooling system and was the seventh College to join the Dulwich family of schools. It has a global outlook and contemporary approach that mirrors Singapore's cosmopolitan nature and reflects the diverse backgrounds of the 50 nationalities that make up its student body.

Dulwich College (Singapore) believes in nurturing global citizens and well-rounded future leaders equipped to solve the world's challenges. Students are encouraged to Live Worldwise - to make informed choices, take inspired action, and create a positive impact on society and the planet. This global outlook is expressed in the school motto, Detur Pons Mundo, which translates to Building Bridges To The World - a perspective that is lived out daily.

Regarded as one of the leading international schools in Singapore, the College is academically selective and provides a rigorous curriculum, complemented by a rich co-curricular programme. Offering a genuinely international education, we build upon an enhanced version of the English National Curriculum, followed by IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme or IB Career-related Programme. Our facilities are outstanding, including expansive learning spaces like the state-of-the-art net-zero building, The Greenhouse, a cutting-edge Performing Arts Centre/Theatre, black box studios, playing fields, pools, and large Gymnasiums.

Our Vision for Teachers

Dulwich College International (DCI) is a family of leading international schools in Asia. Across our schools, we are focused on nurturing every student to have the skills and motivation to thrive in life and make a positive difference in the world - that is, to Graduate Worldwise. To this end, we look to recruit the very best practitioners in international education who are passionate about unlocking the potential of our students, and who will continue to grow with us as Worldwise Teachers.

Worldwise teachers:

• Put students first in all they do
• Display a positive attitude, adaptability and open-mindedness
• Show professional initiative and perseverance
• Are truly collaborative and display highly developed communication skills
• Are committed to internationalism and equity
• Are committed to sustainability and global citizenship

Worldwise teachers believe in:

• The right of every student to be safe, supported and nurtured
• Evidence-based and innovative pedagogy
• Personalised and differentiated student learning
• Setting high expectations for every student
• Empowering students to reach their own goals
• High levels of student motivation and engagement

A Worldwise teacher's practice:

• Maximises every student's opportunity learn
• Promotes student agency, reflection and a love of learning
• Delivers academic rigour and holistic learning
• Reveals the complex and inter-disciplinary nature of learning content
• Creates a supportive and dynamic learning environment
• Develops students higher-order thinking

Equity Diversity Inclusion Statement

EiM is committed to diversity within its team, organisational practices, policies and culture. It recognises that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and it encourages and leverages these differences to make its work more relevant and approachable. EiM will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background. EiM strives to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. It expects everyone who works with it to share this commitment and to act accordingly, as it aspires to best serve the EiM mission and its community.

Safeguarding Statement

Dulwich College (Singapore) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices which are aligned to the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, social media checks, and successful references.

PEI Registration Number: 201027137D. Period of Registration: 09 January 2024 to 08 January 2028