Will Walton

In my current role as a Swimming Teacher, I am responsible for the planning, delivering and assessing of my own teaching sessions. I lead classes to comprised of young children who are brand new to swimming as well as classes for older children aiming to improve their swimming ability. In addition to this, on a daily basis, I teach swimming to school children in compliance with the National Curriculum of Physical Education. In these sessions, I am confident in communicating to large groups of children and young people and I am keen to keep track of student progress to ensure the best possible outcomes of my lessons. Finally, I teach 1-2-1 swimming lessons for children with Disabilities throughout the week, helping to develop my oral and physical communication skills.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a weekly volunteer Youth Worker as I found it highly fulfilling to engage with young people through sport, games and activities. I developed good interpersonal skills by establishing working relationships with the young people when for example playing chess or refereeing football matches. Working with children and young people from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds was as an invaluable experience that taught me the merit and worth of youth centers for children and young people.

To fulfill my role as a Lifeguard working within a busy leisure center, I had to bring a friendly, can-do attitude, with a real focus on customer service. Knowledge of health and safety procedures were key for ensuring a secure environment for our regular customers. I achieved this by carrying out my daily duties, assisting customers with personal requests and working collaboratively with my colleagues.

As a dedicated team member working within a group of lifeguards, my role was to ensure pool supervision, delivering first aid and when necessary carrying out rescues. By attending Staff Training sessions once a week, I enhanced my knowledge of first aid, treating major injuries and safeguarding vulnerable people. This role taught me key skills of team working, self confidence and customer service.

Throughout my time as an Army Reservist I was fortunate enough to undergo exciting and challenging military training, allowing me to confidently operate the standard communications systems currently utilized by the British Army. In addition to acquiring basic Soldering skills such as fieldcraft, battlefield casualty drills and marksmanship, the core values of the Army helped me to strengthen my team working ability, discipline and time management skills.