Trainee Lifeguard | Market Drayton
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Leisure Trust
- Location
- Shropshire
- Salary
- £6.23 to £8.82 per hour
- Closing date
- 25 Aug 2022
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- Sector
- Sports jobs, Leisure Assistant, Pool Lifeguard, Lifeguard
- Job Type
- Part Time
Working Hours: Flexible
Salary: £6.23 - £8.82 per hour
Always wanted to be a lifeguard but not had the resources to get your National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
As a Lifeguard you’ll be an important part of life here at the centre as you ensure that everyone can use the pool in safety and that they have access to everything they need to enjoy their visit. This will involve you providing customer care to people of all ages, supervising activities, maintaining high standards of cleanliness in the pool area, and ensuring the safe handling and set up of pool equipment. And of course, when needed – you’ll help to save lives.
Without you there can’t be any pool activity. But you won’t be working alone. Our leisure centre has a close knit and supportive team, all working towards providing an inclusive leisure hub for the entire community.
We share your passion for leisure, and we will offer a safe, fun, and professional working environment with excellent development opportunities. You will also receive free gym membership and excellent Serco benefits and discounts.
You should read on as we are recruiting for unqualified Lifeguards as we have various full time and part time roles available where you can be supported in achieving your National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) worth £250, to be able work as a Lifeguard at our fantastic leisure centre.
Profile description:
About you
No previous Lifeguarding experience required, this role is open to anybody who has the desire to be a lifeguard and can meet the minimum requirements in a swim test.
To pass the swim test you must be able to perform all of the following:
- Swim 8 lengths (4 on front & 4 on back total 200 meters)
- Tread water for 1 minute
- Surface dive to the deepest part of the pool and retrieve object (deepest part 2.0 meters)
- Swim 2 lengths (50 meters) in under 60 seconds
- Climb out unassisted (not using steps).
We offer:
What we offer
You will gain a life skill with a naitonwide recognised qualification and be able to deliver an amazing public service whilst building a fantastic foundation career in leisure.
Alongside this you will also get;
- Free/heavily discounted use of all the facilities at the Centre
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
- A safe and supportive culture
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community
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