Senior Lifeguard (with Duty Manager responsibilities)

Places for People; Pennsylvania; Sur place; USD 16 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health & fitness membership

Flexible working

Bonus scheme 2%

Additional annual leave

Learning & development

Company pension

Healthcare cashback

Discounts on activities & shop

Extra perks

Résumé du poste

Places for People is seeking a pool lifeguard supervisor to oversee poolside operations and supervise a team of lifeguards while ensuring the safety of all users. The role includes duties as Duty Manager and requires high standards of customer service and cleanliness.

Applicants should hold the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ); a Pool Plant Operations License is a bonus. Prior supervisory experience is advantageous within a leisure centre setting.

Qualifications

• NPLQ is essential.
• Experience supervising or managing a leisure centre team is desirable.
• Must be a competent swimmer and safety conscious.
• Ability to lead a large team and respond to customer queries promptly.

Responsabilités

• Supervise customers and lifeguards while monitoring pool facilities.
• Ensure health & safety of pool users at all times and oversee building operations.
• Provide excellent customer service and maintain cleanliness; respond to queries promptly.
• Be prepared for Duty Manager cover and undertake required training.

Connaissances

Customer service

Leadership

Safety awareness

Swimming ability

Formation

NPLQ

Pool Plant Operations License

Description du poste

We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

More About Your Role

If you want to earn money whilst working in a fun, lively environment with a team of people like you, then this exciting new job could be for you. Working with passionate and driven people, you will be responsible for the supervision of our customers and other lifeguards whilst using our swimming and pool facilities. You will responsible for the H&S of pool users at all times and oversea the operations of the building. Customer service and the cleanliness will be first class and you will respond to customer queries promptly. This role requires an element of Duty Manager cover, therefore you will be open to undertaking required training.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website

More About You

A National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is essential. Full training will be provided if you do not possess a Pool Plant Operations License. Previous supervisor experience would be an advantage. As you will be working poolside you must be a competent swimmer and be safety conscious. As Duty Manager cover you will be managing a large team, so previous experience in supervisory/management capacity within a leisure centre would be desirable. We are looking for someone with excellent customer service and leadership skills.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.