Casual Leisure Attendant

North Lincolnshire Council; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking council as a Leisure Attendant, where you can kickstart your career in the sports and leisure industry. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work poolside, ensuring safety while engaging with the public. With full training provided, no prior experience is necessary. Enjoy a competitive hourly wage, a local government pension scheme, and various staff benefits. This position not only helps you develop essential customer service and life skills but also opens doors to future career opportunities. Be part of a team dedicated to promoting health and well-being in the community.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Staff Discounts

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Learning and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Current, recognised pool lifesaving qualification (NPLQ) is essential.
• Ability to follow health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Undertake typical duties of a lifeguard and support daily operations.
• Set up and dismantle sports equipment safely and efficiently.

Skills

Lifesaving Qualification (NPLQ)

Customer Service Skills

Health and Safety Procedures

Equipment Handling

Job description

Salary: Grade 3 £12.45 per hour + 12.07% in lieu of annual leave

Hours: casual

DBS: Yes Enhanced with Barred List Check

This is a Casual , Casual vacancy that will close in 15 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

A fantastic opportunity has arisen, we are looking for someone who is interested in working in sports and leisure to join our team. We are recruiting to the role of Leisure Attendant (lifeguard) which involves undertaking the typical duties of a lifeguard, working poolside and help the day to day working operations. You will also support with the setting up of various sport and leisure operations that take place in our building - badminton, table tennis, netball as a few examples. Full training will be provided so previous experience is not required.

What we are looking for in a successful candidate:
- Someone who holds a current, recognised pool lifesaving qualification (NPLQ)
- Motivated, punctual and has the ability of dealing with the public
- Able to follow health and safety procedures as well as follow pool safe operating procedures
- Someone who can set up and dismantle equipment in a safe and efficient manner
- Someone who can work shifts that involves working Mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays

What can we offer you in return?
- £12.45 an hour + 12.07% in lieu of annual leave
- Local Government pension scheme
- Staff discount and salary sacrifice schemes
- Learning and development opportunities

This role is a great first step to working in the leisure and sports industry but will also give you the opportunity develop valuable customer, people and life skills that can be taken forward and transferred into many other career choices.

For More information, please contact [e-mail]>

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.