Location: Wyndley Leisure Centre, B73 6EB

Hours: Casual

Salary: £7.85 per hour + Casual Annual Leave

We are currently recruiting for Casual lifeguards to work on an as and when basis, covering earlies from 6.30am, Lates until 10.30pm and weekends 7.30am - 10pm.

Working for Birmingham Community Lesiure Trust we are committed to providing a safe, warm, clean, friendly, fun environment for the local community at an affordable cost. Honesty, integrity and a positive, can-do attitude are key to helping us deliver this mission and are values we expect from each individual.

Opened in 1970, Wyndley Leisure Centre is the largest leisure centre of its kind in Birmingham. A number of facilities are available at the centre including a main pool, teaching pool, diving boards, 8 lane 400m running track, all weather pitch, sports hall, dance studio, creche and much more.

Job Purpose
Carry out the duties of a Lifeguard in such a way that ensures customers receive a quality service.

Main Duties and Responsibilities;
- Provide supervision of swimming pools to ensure customer safety at all times by preventing accidents and incidents and by taking the appropriate action in the event of these occurring.
- Provide supervision of dry-side activities to ensure customer safety at all times.
- Ensure equipment is set up in order to meet the needs of the programmed activities.
- Undertake cleaning tasks as required to ensure the centre is well presented and monitor standards of cleanliness in customer critical areas such as changing rooms and toilets.
- Monitor customer use within the centre and ensure unsafe practices are promptly dealt with or reported as appropriate.

Essential / Desirable Skills for the role;
- A current National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (Royal Life Saving Society) is essential.
- Excellent customer care and communication skills are essential.
- A good awareness of Health & Safety policies and procedures is essential.
- Experience of working in a similar environment is desirable.

- CIMPSA – advantageous but not essential.

If you have the essential skills, experience and qualifications to fulfil this role, please apply now and upload a copy of your CV in a word or PDF format.

On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Serco is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Serco Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward.