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Part Time Lifeguard

BOROUGH OF HAVANT SPORT AND LEISURE TRUST
7,352.52 - 7,931.04 per year
Waterlooville
Part-time
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Part Time Lifeguard

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Job title: Lifeguard

Hours:  12

Location:  Waterlooville

The Trust:

Your Role

To assist the Duty Management Team in the operation and presentation of a first-class leisure facility to all Horizon Leisure Centre customers

Your Team

You’ll be working within our Operations Team and directly reporting to the Duty Manager.

Your Responsibilities

  • Use the Horizon HELLO in all customer interactions

  • Welcome and assist customers with general enquiries

  • Understand and be knowledgeable about our products and services

  • Undertake lifeguarding duties and operational duties as directed by the Duty Management Team

  • Maintain and monitor all facilities to ensure cleanliness is paramount and always free of hazards

  • Responsible for ensuring customers are treated with respect

  • Responsible for ensuring staff are treated with respect

  • Responsible for the safety of all customers and safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

  • Set-up and take down of sports equipment according to schedules

Your Experience

  • Experience of working in a customer services environment

  • Experience as a Centre Attendant/Lifeguard in a wet and dry centre

  • First Aid

  • Manual Handling

Your Qualifications

  • RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Certificate (or willing to undertake)

  • HSE First Aid Qualification desirable

  • Certificates in COSHH & Health & Safety desirable

Your Competencies & Skills

  • Must be self-motivated and a self-starter

  • Excellent team player

  • Flexible approach to undertaking assignments given

  • Approachable

  • Physically fit

  • Good communicator

  • Adaptable

What you can expect from us: 

  • A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know!

  • Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed!

  • Variety; no two days is the same!

  • An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.

Benefits: 

  • Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes for you and a +1

  • Employee discounts and wellbeing platform

  • Healthcare Cash plan

  • Free 24/7 access to GPs using our SmartHealth plan

  • Employee Assistance Programme - support for when you need it most

  • 23 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday

  • Internal recognition schemes

  • Opportunities for training, development and progression

  • Free onsite parking - subject to availability

  • Hybrid and family friendly policies

  • Generous company sick pay scheme

  • Employee referral scheme

  • Company pension scheme

  • Death in service benefit

  • And much more....

This role will be based at Waterlooville but will be expected to travel to other company site as the need requires. 

Interview Process: 

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

There may be times when due to the volume of applicants to need to close a vacancy early to avoid disappointment, be sure to get your application in as soon as possible! 

If you are a recruitment agency, please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

Department
Operations
Role
Lifeguard
Locations
Waterlooville
Yearly salary
£7,352.52 - £7,931.04