Location: Hinksey Outdoor Pool, Oxford OX1 4PZ
Contract Type: Fixed term contract from April - October, with the potential to extend & move to another site
Working hours: Full time and part time hours available to cover a mixture of early (from 8am) and late shifts (until 6pm) including weekends.
Salary: £14.06 per hour + Excellent benefits
Here at More Leisure Community Trust our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community, whilst helping you to make MORE of every day'. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team - and right now we are looking to recruit for Trainee Lifeguard's to join our team.
Please apply for this role if you are interested in attending our upcoming Lifeguard course to gain a Lifeguard Qualification. This is taking place over 3 weekends on 28th February, 1st March, 7th and 8th March and 14th exam day.
As a Lifeguard you will be an important part of life here at the centre as you ensure that everyone can use the pool in safety and that they have access to everything they need to enjoy their visit.
Without you there can't be any pool activity. But you won't be working alone. Our leisure centre has a close knit and supportive team, all working towards providing an inclusive leisure hub for the entire community. You will also receive fantastic training and development opportunities and benefits including free leisure access and other various discounts.
What you'll need to do the role
You'll need to have excellent customer service skills as you'll be interacting heavily with our customers. So, whether you've earned that experience in a leisure or another customer facing environment, you'll be a people person who is happy dealing with people of all ages and backgrounds.
You will be providing customer care to people of all ages, supervising activities, maintaining high standards of cleanliness in the pool area, and ensuring the safe handling and set up of pool equipment. And of course, when needed – you'll help to save lives.
As a lifeguard you'll naturally need to be safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations.
No previous Lifeguarding experience required, this role is open to anybody who has the desire to be a lifeguard and can meet the minimum requirements in a swim test.
To pass the swim test you must be able to perform the following:
* Jump/dive into deep water
* Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds (this is usually 2 lengths of the pool)
* Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water (this is usually 8 lengths of the pool)
* Tread water for 30 seconds
* Surface dive to the floor of the pool (this is usually no deeper than 2.0m)
* Climb out unaided without ladder/steps and where the pool design permits
If you meet the above criteria, please apply today
Why join us
A place you can make an impact: Swimming pools are the beating hearts of our leisure centres and without lifeguards we can't operate. You ensure that our customers can enjoy their activity in safety and when needed you save lives.
A place you can count on: Our lifeguards are integral to the running of our centres, so as well progressing into senior lifeguard positions you can move into other centre management roles in one of our 55 facilities.
A place for you: Our centres are close-knit and friendly, and we rely on each other for support. As well as the backing of the team you'll also find all the resources you need for career progression through Serco Learning.
What we offer:
• Free membership at the Centre, plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities.
• Free safeguarding training and DBS checks
• Excellent Development and Training Opportunities with our in-house Aquatic Training Academy
• For all Leisure benefits please see Employee Benefits )
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Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust's Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust's employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company's policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.
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