Join Our Team as a Team Leader
We are looking for a Team Leader to act as a peer and positive role model, overseeing the work of the lifeguard team to ensure high standards of safety and customer satisfaction. The role includes reviewing systems of work and serving as the main link between the Duty Manager and lifeguard staff.
You will work closely with Academy trainers to regularly review lifeguard processes, ensuring training is efficient, effective, and consistently delivered.
The Team Leader will also provide relief cover for the Duty Manager, taking full responsibility for the facility, customers, financial procedures, and staff during those periods.
To succeed in this role, you will need to hold a current NPLQ, FAW, and Health & Safety qualifications, demonstrate strong customer service skills, and be able to motivate and support colleagues. A Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification is desirable, along with a willingness to learn, develop, and embrace new ideas.
Salary
Grade E - £25,530.70. Contracted roles follow a three point grading structure, with the opportunity to advance annually through the PDR (Performance and Development Review) process.
Location
Congleton Leisure Centre
Hours
37 (Full Time)
Closing date
22nd April 2026
Working at Everybody is a rewarding experience
Feel good factor! Help your community stay healthy & active by working in a friendly, fun, and caring environment.
* Discounted gym membership
* Discount on Everybody Learn to Swim, Personal Training & Active Holidays
* 24/7 wellbeing & legal support scheme
* Discounted food & drink at any of our taste for life café’s.
* Generous local & national discounts via our Perkbox platform – helping your salary go that bit further
* Extensive training & career support from Everybody Academy – our very own ‘Excellent’ accredited training provider helping you stay “Fit for the Future”
* Enhanced pension scheme (5% or 7.5% matched contribution)
* Sharing in Success bonus scheme
* Staff social events
About Everybody
We’re a fast growing, ambitious Registered Charity – operating 18 leisure centres with 10 cafés & 9 swimming pools across Cheshire East. A non‑for‑profit organisation, we’ve a passion for improving health and wellbeing – and our surpluses are reinvested to help the people of Cheshire East live well and for longer.
You’ll be part of a welcoming, active bunch of people who are loyal and care greatly about one another. You might also find we’re a tad competitive (in a friendly way)! ‘Developing our people’ is close to our hearts and we aim to attract and develop the best people to drive our business forward – after all it’s all thanks to our fantastic team that our organisation continues to grow!
Please be aware that all candidates applying for roles within our leisure centres or in health/sports provision are required to undergo a Standard or Enhanced DBS.
As part of this process, you are required to declare any information that may be disclosed in your DBS check before the check is initiated. This includes all criminal convictions or cautions, including traffic offences.
Any questions? email recruitment@everybody.org.uk
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