Sports Operations Assistant (Lifeguard)

University of South Hampton; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected educational institution in the UK is seeking a Sports Operations Assistant (Lifeguard) for the Southampton Sport Team. This full-time role involves ensuring safe pool operations, handling customer queries, and promoting active lifestyles. Ideal candidates will have excellent customer service skills and possess or be working towards the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ). The position offers a competitive salary of £24,900 per annum plus benefits, including access to gym facilities.

Benefits

Free membership to gym and facilities

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme membership

Family leave arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills required for dealing with diverse situations.
• Candidate must be a proactive team player and health & safety professional.
• National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) essential or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe operation and supervision of the poolside.
• Respond to customer queries and prepare equipment for use.
• Act as an ambassador for active lifestyles at the university.

Skills

Customer service skills

Teamwork

Health & Safety procedures

Education

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at The University of Southampton’soutstanding Southampton Sport Team as a Sports Operations Assistant (Lifeguard).

We haveseveral locationsincludingthe newly extended flag ship site, Jubilee Sport & Recreation Centre; Housing a state of the art gym and studios, climbing wall, squash courts and 25m swimming pool. As part of the wider offering we have Mayflower Gym, Wide Lane Sports ground and the Watersports Centre, which are open tostudents, staff and members of the wider community.

University of Southampton is investing more than£40million in our sports facilities, we offeran extensive range of sport,leisure classesandcoursesthatare available to our customers to use from 07:00 to 22:00 Monday to Sunday.Werequiresports professionals to provide a consistently high-quality sports and leisure service to our customers all year round.

The role

As aLifeguard you will be part of a highly motivated and organised Southampton Sport Team responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient daily operation of the facilities. Based at Jubilee Sport and Recreation Centre on Highfield Campus. Lifeguard roles areprimarilyresponsible forworking on poolside as a lifeguard, but will also deal with customer queries,preparing equipment, ensuring health and safety procedures are being following,and being an ambassador for active lifestylesat the University of Southampton.

We encourage applications for a full time role only (36hrs per week).You will be working set hour working patterns including evenings and weekends.

About you

We are seeking professional,motivated,and proactive individuals, who are brilliant team players. Roles require strong customer service skills, you may be the first point of contactdealing with a diverse range ofsituations.Youwill be responsible for health & safety of all pool users and need toalways act professionally.

The National Pool Lifeguard Qualification(NPLQ)isessential ;however we will consider those currently working towards the NPLQqualification.

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which will be conducted during the offer process.

What we can offer you

With acompetitivestarting salary of £24,900per annum, there is an additional 10% uplift shift allowance.

University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; generous annual leave allowance with University closure days and public holidays, and excellent family leave arrangements (maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave).

As a member of the Southampton Sport Team youare entitled to free Membership to the fantastic technogym powered gym, Climbing/bouldering walls, pool and studios.

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

This role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. To explore alternative UK visa options, see gov.uk .

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on [phone] or [e-mail] quoting the job number.