If you've got a swimming teaching qualification sitting unused, or you're looking for part-time work in sport and fitness, now is a good time to check what Fife Leisure is hiring for. Fife Sports and Leisure Trust — the organisation behind 14 leisure centres across Fife — is actively recruiting across multiple roles right now, and the range of hours on offer is wider than you might expect.
Who Fife Sports and Leisure Trust Are
Fife Sports and Leisure Trust, trading as Fife Leisure, is Fife's main public leisure provider. They run 14 facilities across the region — from Kirkcaldy's Beveridge Leisure Centre to venues in Dunfermline, Glenrothes, St Andrews, Cupar, and beyond. The centres offer gym memberships, swimming lessons, fitness classes, sports halls, and community sports programmes.
It's a well-established local employer, the kind of organisation that's been part of the Fife community for years. The roles tend to attract people who actually use the facilities themselves — which makes for a reasonable working environment if sport and fitness is your thing.
What They're Recruiting For Right Now
As of March 2026, Fife Leisure is hiring across three main areas:
Swimming Instructors
This is where the bulk of current vacancies are. Fife Leisure is advertising swimming instructor roles at multiple contract sizes — from 4-hour part-time positions right up to 19.25-hour temporary contracts, plus casual roles for people who want maximum flexibility. There are at least eight separate swimming instructor vacancies live at the time of writing.
The role involves teaching swimming lessons to children and adults, supervising pool sessions, and supporting Fife Leisure's learn-to-swim programmes. You'll typically need an STA (Swimming Teachers' Association) or RLSS (Royal Life Saving Society) teaching qualification — but some roles are open to candidates willing to train towards this.
Leisure Attendants
Full-time and part-time leisure attendant roles are also available, plus casual sports engagement positions. Leisure attendants are the frontline of any leisure centre — supervising facilities, supporting customers, carrying out safety checks, and generally keeping things running.
These roles are often more accessible than swimming instructor positions — relevant experience and customer service skills matter more than specific qualifications. A National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is an advantage for pool-side roles, but not always essential at entry level.
Casual Sports Coaches
Fife Leisure runs a wide range of community sports programmes, and they're recruiting casual coaches across a long list of disciplines: Dance, Badminton, Basketball, Gymnastics, Netball, Tennis, Multi-Sports, Football, Athletics, and Trampolining.
Casual coaching roles are ideal if you have a qualification or strong experience in a specific sport and want to pick up paid sessions around other commitments. These positions suit students, people with day jobs in other sectors, or anyone who's been coaching voluntarily and wants to get paid for it.
How to Apply for Fife Leisure Jobs
All Fife Leisure vacancies are listed at fifeleisure.org.uk/about/jobs/current-vacancies and on myjobscotland.gov.uk — search "Fife Sports and Leisure Trust" to find the current listings.
Applications go through myjobscotland, where you'll create an account and complete an online application form. It's the same platform used by Fife Council and most Scottish local authorities, so if you've applied for council jobs before the process will be familiar.
All roles will require a Disclosure Scotland check given the work involves public facilities and, in many cases, children.
Who These Roles Suit
The swimming instructor roles are best suited to people who already hold or are working towards an STA or RLSS qualification — these aren't roles you can walk into without some grounding in swimming teaching. If you have the qualification but haven't used it recently, this is a straightforward route back in.
Leisure attendant roles are more open — if you're physically active, comfortable with customer-facing work, and interested in a fitness environment, the entry bar is lower. Good for people making a first move into the leisure sector.
Casual coaching roles suit anyone with genuine sport-specific experience. Fife Leisure is looking for coaches across ten different disciplines, so if you've played, coached, or instructed at any level this is worth looking at. The flexibility of casual hours also makes it compatible with part-time work in other sectors if you're building income from multiple sources.
These roles are particularly common for students at Fife College or those commuting to university who want local flexible work — the casual and part-time contracts are designed with that kind of availability in mind.
What to Expect
Pay is set by Fife Sports and Leisure Trust's own pay scales — you'll see the exact figure for each role when you open the job listing on myjobscotland. Leisure and sports instructor roles in Scotland typically range from around £12–£15 per hour depending on the role and qualifications required.
The working environment varies by site. If you're based at a larger centre like Beveridge Leisure Centre in Kirkcaldy or Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfermline, you'll be part of a bigger team. Smaller community facilities tend to be quieter with a more local feel.
Browse hospitality and leisure jobs across Fife for related vacancies — or go straight to the Fife Leisure vacancies page to see the full current listings.