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James Dyas Lucas

Wolverhampton,Wolverhampton

Summary

Dedicated and skilled professional with expertise in adaptive teaching methods and swim lesson planning. Proficient in water aerobics instruction and stroke technique, with a strong focus on confidence building and individual needs sensitivity. Demonstrates resilience, perseverance, and an encouraging approach to swimmer engagement. Committed to delivering effective feedback and fostering development through adult education techniques and child development understanding. Career goal includes enhancing swimmer safety through advanced underwater rescue procedures while maintaining patience with learners.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Swimming Assistant - Voluntary (unpaid) Work

Salamanda Swimming Company
Wolverhampton
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Facilitated warm-up exercises to promote injury prevention and readiness.
  • Assisted in swim lessons, enhancing swimming skills and techniques.
  • Ensured safety by monitoring pool conditions and swimmer activities continuously.
  • Maintained cleanliness of pool area, ensuring a pleasant experience for all users.
  • Supported equipment setup for swimming events, enabling seamless operations.

Swimming Assistant - Part Time

Salamanda Swimming Company
Wolverhampton
09.2018 - 09.2020
  • Facilitated warm-up exercises to promote injury prevention and readiness.
  • Assisted in swim lessons, enhancing swimming skills and techniques.
  • Ensured safety by monitoring pool conditions and swimmer activities continuously.
  • Maintained cleanliness of pool area, ensuring a pleasant experience for all users.
  • Supported equipment setup for swimming events, enabling seamless operations.

Swimming teacher

Salamanda Swimming Academy
Wolverhampton
09.2020 - Current
  • Adapted lesson plans to individual capabilities, ensuring skill progression.
  • Utilised varied teaching methods to improve comprehension and skill acquisition.
  • Established strong relationships with parents, communicating child's swimming development effectively.
  • Fostered a safe, supportive learning environment with clear rules and guidelines.
  • Trained diverse age groups, from toddlers to adults, with notable success.
  • Collaborated with instructors to develop comprehensive swim programmes, enhancing course quality.
  • Enhanced swimming skills through implementation of diverse teaching techniques.
  • Incorporated engaging games into lessons while maintaining focus on skill development.

Education

Games Design

Wolverhampton College
Wolverhampton
09.2019 - 06.2021

Secondary Education - undefined

Smestow School
09.2013 - 11.2018

Skills

  • Adaptive teaching methods
  • Water aerobics instruction
  • Swim lesson planning
  • Stroke technique expertise
  • Confidence building
  • Individual needs sensitivity
  • Adult education techniques
  • Child development understanding
  • Swimmer engagement strategies
  • Encouraging approach
  • Resilience and perseverance
  • Effective feedback delivery
  • Underwater rescue procedures
  • Patience with learners

Certification

11/01/19, STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming

06/01/20, Games Design Level 3 Year 1 and 2

20/02/22 STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming

02/07/25 NRZTC National safety and rescue award

Accomplishments

  • 02/01/17, Grade 4 in Trinity Rock and Pop Drums
  • 01/01/19, Manual Handling Awareness
  • 03/01/19, Gap course
  • 06/01/19, Laser course

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Swimming teacher

Salamanda Swimming Academy
09.2020 - Current

Games Design

Wolverhampton College
09.2019 - 06.2021

Swimming Assistant - Part Time

Salamanda Swimming Company
09.2018 - 09.2020

Swimming Assistant - Voluntary (unpaid) Work

Salamanda Swimming Company
09.2017 - 09.2018

Secondary Education - undefined

Smestow School
09.2013 - 11.2018

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