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Job Details
One Leisure Huntingdon is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Recreation Assistant. You will deliver and support the One Leisure corporate and site‑specific systems, procedures and programmes to ensure a quality customer experience and exceptional service both within the poolside environment and dryside leisure centre. This will primarily include working as a lifeguard, but also involves assisting at reception, in the gym and throughout the leisure centre.
Qualifications & Experience
You will ideally have experience as a lifeguard, although training can be provided to the right candidate. The successful candidate will receive additional qualification training in pool plant operations and first aid, along with optional training in swimming teaching or fitness instructing.
Any candidates who do not currently hold a Lifeguard qualification will be required to complete the following swimming competency test before interview:
* Swim 50 m in less than 1 minute – swim 100 m continuously on your front, then 100 m on your back
* Tread water in deep water for more than 30 seconds
* Surface dive to the deepest part of the pool
* Climb out of the pool unaided
Other Requirements
This position gives anyone new to the industry the opportunity to gain a wide variety of qualifications and experience within a leisure environment. This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Please make sure to state which Leisure Centre you are applying for in your application form. An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. Huntingdonshire District Council does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a CoS or take over sponsorship for any role.
Apply
To apply for this position, please complete the application form. The closing date is 9am 21 November 2025 and interviews will be held the week commencing 24 November 2025. However, this is a rolling campaign and we’ll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don’t delay in applying!
For many of our roles we accommodate a hybrid model of work. If you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work‑life balance.
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