Leisure Attendant - DGA12492

Dumfries and Galloway Council; Annan; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Annan seeks a motivated Leisure Attendant for Annan Swimming Pool. This role involves ensuring safety while lifeguarding, performing cleaning duties, and setting up sports equipment. Candidates should have experience in customer care and ideally possess relevant qualifications. The position includes 18.5 hours of work per week and requires attendance at training sessions. The council offers an exciting benefits package, including discounts and pension scheme membership.

Benefits

Access to discounts on everyday essentials

Membership in Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with the public and children is essential.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer safety at all times as a lifeguard.
• Conduct general leisure attendant duties including cleaning.
• Set up and dismantle sports equipment.

Skills

Customer care experience

Communication skills

Lifeguarding skills

Education

Current RLSS Lifeguarding qualification

First Aid Certificate

Job description

Overview

Advert

Leisure Attendant

Annan Swimming Pool

£13,003.96 - £13,225.96

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge?

We have an opportunity for a motivated, reliable and enthusiastic individuals to work as part of a team at Annan Swimming Pool.

Responsibilities

• You will be required to work 18.5 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year.
• You will carry out general leisure attendant duties ensuring customer safety at all times, lifeguarding, communicating effectively with members of the public and other staff, undertaking cleaning duties and setting up and dismantling of sports equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with the general public, children and customer care is essential and ideally you will have experience of working in swimming pools.
• Ideally you will possess a current RLSS Lifeguarding qualification and ideally possess a First Aid Certificate but training can be given.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation is desirable.

Other information

• You will be required to attend regular staff training sessions as part of the requirement of this post. The post will include shift work including evenings and weekends.
• This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
• Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.

Advert cont...

• With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions
• Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation.

For further information please contact: Ian Redshaw Duty Officer, Leisure & Sport, Tel: [phone] or email [e-mail]