Lifeguard - Part Time - New Milton Health and Leisure Centre

Freedom Leisure; New Milton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading leisure trust in the UK seeks a Lifeguard to ensure customer safety and enhance their experience. The role offers opportunities for career progression in a supportive environment. Ideal candidates should have an NPLQ qualification, a customer-oriented approach, and the ability to interact with individuals of all ages. Benefits include a staff shop scheme, discounted membership, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Incremental holidays

Discounted Staff membership

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Competent swimmer; swim test required.
• Ability to relate to customers of all ages and abilities.
• Flexibility to work instructions from managers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer safety and enhance their experience.
• Support development of teamwork and communication skills.
• Possibility to advance to Swim Teachers or Supervisors.

Skills

Team oriented

Interpersonal skills

Customer relations

Adaptability

Education

NPLQ qualification or equivalent

Enhanced DBS

Job description

Overview

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.

Would you like to work with children and make an impact on their lives? Are you a Qualified Lifeguard? Would you like to work for one of the most successful not for profit leisure trusts in the UK?

Responsibilities

Being a Lifeguard with us is a rewarding role where you will contribute to customer safety and experience. You will meet people from all walks of life and have opportunities to develop teamwork and communication skills. Lifeguards are an integral part of our team and may go on to become Swim Teachers, Supervisors, and more. We will support you to develop to reach your potential.

Qualifications

• NPLQ qualification or equivalent
• Enhanced DBS
• Competent swimmer – swim test will need to be completed as part of the interview process
• 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

Benefits

• My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
• Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
• Incremental holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
• Company pension
• Various insurance and saving schemes
• Financial advice
• Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings)
• All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Closing date: 3rd October 2025

Salary: up to £12.21 per hour