Lifestyle Assistant (Aquatics) - EAY12963

East Ayrshire Council; Dalmellington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

East Ayrshire Leisure is seeking a dedicated leisure assistant to support aquatic programmes and daily operations at our high-quality facilities. You will contribute to delivering engaging activities and multi-sports venues, helping maximise capacity and ensure customer-focused service.

The role involves working within a performance-minded framework, upholding our values, and complying with safeguarding requirements. PVG clearance will be required prior to formal offer of employment.

Job description

Job Purpose

Your enthusiasm and passion for delivering aquatic programmes and assisting with the day-to-day operations of high-quality leisure facilities will be driven by a commitment to deliver outstanding services that are valued and embedded in local community life, improving the enjoyment, health and wellbeing of local people. Contributing to the provision and design of innovative and modern activities and multi-sports venues, you will enhance opportunities for our venues to flourish by maximising capacity and becoming a thriving, customer-focussed facility.

Please see the attached Job Specification and Key Activities which outline all responsibilities and duties for this post.

Rate of Pay

Rate of Pay £15.35 - £16.07 per hour

Hours of work are 23.5 hours per week as follows:

Monday 5.00pm - 9.30pm

Tuesday 3.15pm - 9.30pm

Wednesday 10.00am - 5.00pm

Thursday 3.45pm - 9.30pm

Responsibilities and Our Values

Working within a performance management and continuous improvement framework, the postholder will strive to exceed the expectations of the organisation’s Strategic Framework and promote the importance of people in delivering our values:

• Be honest: demonstrating integrity and respect
• Engage: inclusivity with our people, partners and stakeholders
• Strive: be ambitious and aspire to continuous improvement
• Take responsibility: own it and be accountable

Additional Information

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Leisure.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.