Recreation Assistant

Huntingdonshhire District Council; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative local authority seeks an enthusiastic Recreation Assistant to join their team at One Leisure St Neots. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for individuals looking to gain experience in a leisure environment while providing exceptional customer service. You will be responsible for ensuring safety as a lifeguard and assisting in various areas of the leisure centre. With a commitment to high-quality services and community focus, this position is perfect for those eager to develop their skills in a supportive workplace. Join a team that values diversity, equality, and inclusion while making a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Flexitime

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience as a lifeguard preferred but training available.
• Candidates must pass swimming competency tests.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support leisure services ensuring quality customer experience.
• Work as a lifeguard and assist in various leisure centre roles.

Skills

Lifeguard experience

Customer service

Swimming competency

Education

No formal education required

Tools

Leisure centre equipment

Job description

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents, and businesses. This means we must 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.

At HDC, 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.

Job Details

One Leisure St Neots 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 dryside. 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 the interview:

1. Swim 50m in less than 1 minute
2. Swim 100m continuously on your front then 100m on your back
3. Tread water in deep water for more than 30 seconds
4. Surface dive to the deepest part of the pool
5. Climb out of the pool unaided

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

This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. Huntingdonshire District Council does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.

Apply

To apply for this position, please complete the application form. The closing date is 9am 5 January 2025, and interviews will be held the week commencing 15 January 2025.

However, this is a rolling campaign, and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!

Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team.

Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.

Working for the Council

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. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.

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