Lifeguard - Part Time - Halstead Leisure Centre

Freedom Leisure; Hempstead; On-site; GBP 9,500 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Cycle‑to‑work scheme

Staff membership discounts

Employee assistance programme

Financial advice

Annual leave entitlement

Staff shopping benefits

Fully funded training and development

Insurance and savings schemes

Job summary

Freedom Leisure is hiring a Lifeguard to help run our 16-hour-per-week shifts across our centres. You’ll maintain clean, safe facilities and provide friendly service to members and visitors, with full training supplied if you’re new to the role.

Salary is up to £10,603 per annum. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and offer a supportive team, employee benefits, DBS checks, and progression opportunities as part of a charity leisure trust serving communities across England and Wales.

Qualifications

• NPLQ qualification required or training can be provided.
• Ability to relate to customers of all ages and abilities and to staff.
• Well developed interpersonal skills.
• Team orientated approach and cross‑organisation collaboration.
• Able to work flexibly and follow manager instructions.
• Demonstrated passion and energy for the leisure industry.
• Enhanced DBS check to be carried out.

Responsibilities

• In the role of Lifeguard, you will ensure the best levels of service for customers with a friendly, clean and safe environment.
• Work as part of a team across the organisation to support centre operations and safety.
• Assist with supervising pool activities and respond to customer needs.

Skills

NPLQ qualification

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Team orientated

Flexible working

Leisure industry passion

DBS check

Job description

Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!

At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people, and making a real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools—but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.

As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure. We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good. We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile—every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported, and inspired.

If you’re passionate about helping others and love creating great experiences, you’ll feel right at home with us. You don’t need to be an expert to get started - we’ll give you all the training and support you need. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s loads of room to grow. Many of our team have built amazing careers doing what they love, helping customers day-to-day and making people feel good.

We’re proud to be a workplace where everyone is welcome, valued, and supported to thrive—because when our team reflects the communities we serve, we all grow stronger together.

If you like talking to people, this is definitely the role for you. We understand that engaging with customers and colleagues is not as easy as it sounds and sometimes comes with experience. We will provide all the training needed to be a successful Lifeguard but we also believe that employing people from a mix of employment backgrounds can offer a wider benefit to our team, some of which might be in their first ever job and need more support from their colleagues.

In the role of Lifeguard, you will ensure the best levels of service are achieved for our customers through offering a friendly, clean and safe facilities.

We’re not looking for the next Duncan Goodhew but you will need to be able to swim competently. If you need extra coaching to get to the level needed to become a lifeguard, don’t worry as one of our excellent swim teachers will be able to support you to improve.

Hours: 16 hours per week, Monday - Sunday (rota basis)

Requirements

• NPLQ qualification (training can be provided)
• An ability and understanding of how to relate to customers of all ages and abilities and also to all levels of staff
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Team orientated approach, able to work across organisation boundaries and demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of staff and colleagues
• To be able to work flexibly and understand instructions from managers
• Demonstrated passion and energy for the leisure industry
• Enhanced DBS check to be carried out

Benefits

• Company pension
• Cycle-to-work and car leasing tax-efficient schemes
• Discounted staff membership (including family members)
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling
• Financial advice
• Incremental annual leave entitlement
• My Staff Shop employee benefits scheme, offering discounts on cinema tickets, travel, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and everyday spending
• Fully funded training and development, with career progression opportunities
• Various insurance and savings schemes

Closing date: 11th September 2026

Salary: up to £10,603 per annum

At Freedom Leisure, we believe a diverse workforce strengthens our organisation and enhances the services we provide. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.