Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Lausanne
Swimming Instructor, 2h per week (excluding school holidays)
- 19 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lausanne
About the job
EPER employs more than 1500 people on a permanent basis. EPER is active on 24 sites in Switzerland and in more than 35 countries worldwide. It runs 290 programmes and projects, with a total amount of CHF 144 million. In 2024, EPER's work benefited approximately 16 million people.
The organisation's work is driven by the vision of a just world, where peace prevails, the dignity of all human beings is respected, and natural livelihoods are preserved. The goal is to bring about a transition at social, economic, and political levels. EPER contributes to improving living conditions for people in Switzerland and abroad and advocates for their rights. To this end, it raises awareness and mobilises.
A lived diversity – Inclusion is close to our hearts:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
The organisation's work is driven by the vision of a just world, where peace prevails, the dignity of all human beings is respected, and natural livelihoods are preserved. The goal is to bring about a transition at social, economic, and political levels. EPER contributes to improving living conditions for people in Switzerland and abroad and advocates for their rights. To this end, it raises awareness and mobilises.
A lived diversity – Inclusion is close to our hearts:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Swimming Instructor, 2h per week (excluding school holidays)
Diversi’Team is one of the 11 projects run by the Romandy Headquarters in the cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Neuchâtel. It is an innovative integration project through sport, aimed at migrants in the Canton of Vaud who wish to practise a sport in a group. It offers them the opportunity to become members of a sports club to train regularly as a team. Through this connection, Diversi’Team supports integration and promotes living together, while encouraging sport and health.
To meet the demand from many women to practise swimming in a women-only environment, Diversi’Team is launching a new swimming offer for women in Ollon (VD).
To teach the swimming class and supervise the pools on Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm, Diversi’Team is looking, for immediate start or to be agreed, for a
Your main responsibilities:
• Professionally ensure the supervision of the public in the pool and swimming facilities
• Deliver swimming lessons to beginner women
• Prevent accidents and intervene if necessary with first aid measures
• Opening and closing of the swimming pool
• Contact with the project team to set objectives and for monitoring
Your assets and skills:
• Minimum age of 18 years
• Holder of the Pro Pool Certificate from the Swiss Lifesaving Society (SSS) and BLS-AED certificate or equivalent up to date. Possibility of funding the Pro Pool training if you already hold the Plus Pool.
• Experience teaching swimming to beginners
• Availability on Saturday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm
• Good knowledge of French and English. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.
• Strong interest in asylum, migration, and integration issues
• Sensitivity to gender issues in sport
We offer you:
- An activity within an innovative project
- Support from a committed and motivated team
- An hourly paid position, excluding school holidays
Would you like to join the EPER team? We look forward to receiving your application (including proof of validation of the Plus Pool or Pro Pool certificate and BLS-AED certificate) exclusively via our online portal .
For more details, contact Diversi’Team at +41 (0)79 343 65 10 or +41 (0)21 613 40 78 (except Fridays).
For more information about EPER, visit the website www.eper.ch.
