Overview
Serco Limited
Job Title: Lifeguard
Location: Horwich Leisure Centre
Working Hours/Pattern: 21.5 hours, between Monday to Sunday including earlies and lates
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £23,656 per annum + Excellent benefits
Here at Bolton Community Leisure 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 a full time Lifeguard to join our centre.
As a Lifeguard you’ll 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.
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.
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.
Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.
Responsibilities
* Provide excellent customer service while interacting with customers of all ages and backgrounds.
* Supervise pool activities and maintain high standards of cleanliness in the pool area.
* Ensure safe handling and setup of pool equipment.
* Respond to incidents and, when needed, assist with life-saving procedures.
Qualifications
* Excellent customer service skills with the ability to engage with people of all ages and backgrounds.
* Safety conscious, vigilant, and able to perform under pressure.
* Strong swimming skills and a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (Royal Life Saving Society).
* Due to this being a full-time role, ideally candidates should be 18+
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. You’ll also find career progression resources through Serco Learning.
Benefits
* Free membership at the Centreplus and heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
* Free safeguarding training and DBS check
* Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
* 6% employer matched pension contribution
* 22 days annual leave + public holidays
* Life assurance up to 2x base salary
* Leisure benefits via Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)
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