Leisure Assistant

Blackpool Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Blackpool Council is seeking a Leisure Assistant for a part-time, permanent role working 22.5 hours per week. The post involves pool discipline, continuous supervision of bathers, and keeping knowledge of facilities up to date with the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification guidelines.

You will help maintain safety, assist with memberships, complete daily paperwork, and ensure the facility is clean and well presented. DBS check, medical clearance, and Right to Work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• DBS check required
• Right to Work in the UK
• Evidence of any essential qualifications and medical clearance

Responsibilities

• To be well presented at all times with clean uniform, and a neat and tidy appearance.
• To provide excellent standards of customer service and follow the staff pledge. Complete membership show rounds as and when necessary, with a view to sign up new members. Positively reflect Blackpool Services and Blackpool Council at all times.
• Ensure that all equipment is safe for use, available and set out for the customer. To complete accurately all paperwork required on a daily basis. To ensure throughout the day that cleaning and inspection processes are followed and the facility is maintained to a safe and clean level.
• Implements and supervises measures devised by the Leisure Operations Manager, Senior Duty Officer, Duty Officer, Assistant Duty Officer, maintaining the security of the premises.

Job description

Contract- Permanent

Hours - 22.5 hrs

Salary - NJC Grade C SCP 5-6 £26,427-£26,847 pro rata per annum

Closing Date - Friday 18th September 2026 at 12 noon

Leisure Assistants are responsible for pool discipline and constant vigilance of bather's activities. To keep up to date knowledge of the facilities programme and requirements of a multi-use facility. To ensure that knowledge of products, sales procedures and activities are up to date. To maintain training hours in accordance with National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) guidelines, and to maintain the NPLQ qualification.

• To be well presented at all times with clean uniform, and a neat and tidy appearance.
• To provide excellent standards of customer service and follow the staff pledge. Complete membership show rounds as and when necessary, with a view to sign up new members. Positively reflect Blackpool Services and Blackpool Council at all times.
• Ensure that all equipment is safe for use, available and set out for the customer. To complete accurately all paperwork required on a daily basis. To ensure throughout the day that cleaning and inspection processes are followed and the facility is maintained to a safe and clean level.
• Implements and supervises measures devised by the Leisure Operations Manager, Senior Duty Officer, Duty Officer, Assistant Duty Officer, maintaining the security of the premises.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)