Hydro Pool Attendant

Polden Bower School; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work scheme

Onsite subsidised café

Free tea/coffee for staff

Wellbeing room

Occupational Health Service

Job summary

Polden Bower School in Bridgwater is seeking a Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant / Lifeguard to oversee the hydro pool and ensure safe, high-quality service within a busy school facility.

You will be trained (NPLQ) and join a supportive team, with benefits including staff shop, onsite café, wellbeing facilities, and access to Occupational Health. This role requires a vigilant, professional, and friendly team player committed to safeguarding and excellent standards.

Qualifications

• NPLQ course/training provided.
• Trustworthy and reliable.
• Ability to use your own initiative.
• Excellent customer care skills including respecting internal and external customers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong team player and good communicator.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing swimming activities in the Hydro pool and making sure that safety procedures, guidelines and policies are followed.
• Warning of unsafe activities and enforcing water safety policies and pool regulations.
• Providing first aid in the event of injury, rescuing swimmers in danger or distress and administering CPR or artificial respiration, if necessary. Training can be arranged.
• Assessing conditions for safety and coming up with an action plan for aquatics emergency.
• Inspecting pool equipment, facilities and water testing to make sure they are usable and safe.
• Supervising and assisting in cleaning equipment and facilities.
• Opening and closing the pool each day, depending on schedule and hours.
• Managing session bookings.
• Organising and overseeing pool parties.
• Assisting classes in fundamentals of swimming.

Skills

Lifeguarding

Customer care

Team player

Communication

Initiative

First aid

Job description

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant /Lifeguard, ideally who has experience of life guarding and some pool management, excellent customer care skills and is a professional and strong team player.

Grade 13 £26,847 - £29,071 dependent on experience.

37 hours per week all year round.

You will be required to fulfil a variety of roles within the facility throughout the working day.

As the Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant / Lifeguard you will have the opportunity to deliver great service and as such you must be polite, professional, enthusiastic and vigilant always to provide a safe environment for all stakeholders.

DUTIES

Key responsibilities of the Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant/ Lifeguard will include:

• Overseeing swimming activities in the Hydro pool and making sure that safety procedures, guidelines and policies are followed.
• Warning of unsafe activities and enforcing water safety policies and pool regulations.
• Providing first aid in the event of injury, rescuing swimmers in danger or distress and administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or artificial respiration, if necessary. Training can be arranged.
• Assessing conditions for safety and coming up with an action plan for aquatics emergency.
• Inspecting pool equipment, facilities and water testing to make sure they are usable and safe.
• Supervising and assisting in cleaning equipment and facilities.
• Opening and closing the pool each day, depending on schedule and hours.
• Manging session bookings.
• Organising and overseeing pool parties.
• Assisting classes in fundamentals of swimming.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• NPLQ Course/Training provided.
• Trustworthy and reliable.
• Ability to use your own initiative.
• Excellent customer care skills including respecting internal and external customers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong team player and good communicator.

In return the school will offer the successful candidate:

• Full induction programme and ongoing professional development.
• Supportive staff team.
• ‘My staff shop’ benefits which include Cycle to Work scheme.
• Onsite subsidised café.
• Provision of free tea/coffee for staff.
• Wellbeing room and information on wellbeing approaches.
• Access to Occupational Health Service.

Enquiries and visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo Stamford on 01278 496386 or email [e-mail]

Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.

Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines.