Casual Recreation Assistant

BH Live; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join BH Live as a Casual Recreation Assistant at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, ensuring customer safety while working poolside. You will play a key role in providing excellent customer service, maintaining equipment, and supporting fitness activities in a vibrant leisure environment.

Benefits

Gym and Swim membership

Onsite parking

Training and development opportunities

Holiday allowance

Pension (subject to eligibility)

Flexible casual working hours

Qualifications

• NPLQ qualification required.
• Confident swimmer, calm under pressure.
• Great customer service skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work poolside and keep customers safe.
• Erect, dismantle, and move equipment.
• Clean the centre and equipment.

Skills

Customer service

Swimming

Calm under pressure

Education

NPLQ qualification

Job description

Post Title: Casual Recreation Assistant

Site Location: BH Live Active - Mountbatten Centre – Portsmouth

Salary: Up to £12.21 per hour

Contract Type: Casual

The role:

BH Live is recruiting for Casual Recreation Assistants to join our busy team at the Mountbatten Centre. Located in Hilsea, a five-minute drive from Portsmouth city centre, Mountbatten Centre offers access to high-quality fitness facilities including a cardio zone, free weights, functional fitness, group cycle studio, sports hall, running track, swimming pool & spa.

You will:

• Work poolside
• Keep our customers safe
• Be a point of contact for our customers
• Erect, dismantle and move equipment
• Clean the centre and equipment

To be successful you will need:

• Your NPLQ qualification
• Satisfactory DBS Clearance
• Be a confident swimmer
• To keep calm under pressure and have good initiative
• The ability to concentrate whilst working poolside
• Great customer service skills

Please click here to view the full job description for more details on this role.

We offer:

· Gym and Swim membership (eligibility criteria applies)

· Onsite parking

· Training and development opportunities

· Holiday allowance

· Pension (subject to eligibility criteria)

· Flexible casual working hours, including weekends, bank holidays and evenings

About BH Live:

Champions of community engagement, health and wellness across Dorset, Hampshire, and London.

BH Live, a registered charity and social enterprise, is a leading operator of sports and leisure centres, theatres, and event venues. Driven by a mission to improve communities BH Live is dedicated to providing inclusive cultural experiences and promoting physical activity for all.

With a strong commitment to accessibility and community engagement, BH Live continues to enhance the quality of people’s lives, health and wellbeing in the communities it serves.

BH Live was established in 2010. Local authority partners include BCP Council, Portsmouth City Council and Croydon Council.

We are at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy. Together with our partners we are helping to change lives and make a positive impact in the community.

For more visit bhlive.org.uk.

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To apply:

All applications are to be made via the BH Live Careers site: https://careers.bhlive.org.uk/

BH Live reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.