Lifeguard: Training, Growth & Community Impact

Freedom Leisure; Lydney; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Cycle-to-work and car leasing tax‑eff

Discounted staff membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial advice

Incremental annual leave entitlement

My Staff Shop employee benefits scheme

Fully funded training and development

Various insurance and savings schemes

Job summary

Freedom Leisure is recruiting a lifeguard to help maintain safe, welcoming pools and sport facilities. You will work a 30.25 hour rota across Monday to Sunday, delivering great customer service and supporting our community's wellbeing.

We offer training and development, a strong benefits package, and opportunities to progress to swim teaching or supervisory roles as you gain experience. You will join a charity-focused employer dedicated to improving lives through leisure.

Qualifications

• NPLQ qualification or equivalent.
• First Aid at Work.
• 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.
• Flexible and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Being a lifeguard with us is great as you will develop life-long skills like teamwork and communication. It is one of our most rewarding jobs and leaves you feeling really great at the end of a shift and you get to meet people from all walks of life and make lifelong friends with your colleagues.
• Our lifeguards are an integral part of our team and have gone on to become swim teachers, supervisors and even more, we will support you to develop to reach your potential!

Skills

NPLQ qualification

First Aid at Work

Customer-relations

Interpersonal skills

Team orientated

Flexibility

Leisure industry passion

Adaptability

Job description

Freedom Leisure is recruiting a lifeguard to help maintain safe, welcoming pools and sport facilities. You will work a 30.25 hour rota across Monday to Sunday, delivering great customer service and supporting our community's wellbeing.

We offer training and development, a strong benefits package, and opportunities to progress to swim teaching or supervisory roles as you gain experience. You will join a charity-focused employer dedicated to improving lives through leisure.