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Huntingdonshire District Council; Rottingdean; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

One Leisure Ramsey is looking for an enthusiastic Recreation Assistant to join our team. You will deliver and support our systems and programmes to ensure a quality customer experience both poolside and on the dry side, including lifeguard duties, reception, in the gym and around the leisure centre.

Training can be provided for Lifeguard qualifications. A satisfactory DBS check is required. We value diversity and are committed to equality, inclusion and customer-first service.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Lifeguard is ideal; training can be provided.
• A satisfactory DBS check is required.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Work as a lifeguard and assist on reception, in the gym and around the leisure centre.
• Deliver and support site procedures and programmes to ensure quality customer service.

Skills

Lifeguard

Customer service

Job description

Recreation Assistant

• Company: Huntingdonshire District Council
• Salary: £27,185 to £28,015 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: PE29 7DA
• Working pattern: On-site
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 7 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 15 Oct 2026

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents and businesses and this means we need to employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people. Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking Local Authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision making.

One Leisure Ramsey is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Recreation Assistant. You will deliver and support the One Leisure corporate and site-specific systems, procedures and programmes to ensure a quality customer experience and exceptional service both within the poolside environment and dry side. This will include working as a lifeguard, and assisting on reception, in the gym and throughout the leisure centre.

You will ideally have experience as a Lifeguard, although training can be provided to the right candidate.

Any candidates who do not currently hold a Lifeguard qualification, will be required to complete the following swimming competency test before interview;

• swim 50m in less than 1 minute - swim 100m continuously on your front then 100m on your back
• tread water in deep water for more than 30 seconds
• surface dive to the deepest part of the pool
• climb out of the pool unaided

This position gives anyone new into the industry the opportunity to gain a wide variety of qualifications and experience within a leisure environment.

We want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising) all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.

This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits.

• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.