Lifeguard - Egham, Surrey

Lifeguard Roles (Leisure Assistant) - Surrey

Company Overview:

Live, Believe, Achieve.

Achieve Lifestyle is a charitable trust operating leisure centres and gyms in Egham and Addlestone, Surrey.

Working for Achieve Lifestyle:

Achieve Lifestyle is on the lookout for committed and enthusiastic individuals. If you enjoy a challenge, enjoy working with people and above all have a passion to excel, we may be able to help each other out. Qualifications and experience are not always essential as training will be provided. However, attitude is everything.

We are a welcoming and friendly team of both permanent and casual staff who work across one, or several, of our leisure sites. For the right candidate, we will provide support and training, as well as further opportunities to develop your career. Our company benefits include competitive rates of pay, generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme, full gym membership for permanent staff, fitness classes and discounts on food / beverage.

Lifeguard Roles (Leisure Assistant):

With the opening of Egham ORBIT, we are looking for aquatic staff for the town's first public swimming pool with eight 25-metre lanes and a 10x10 metre small pool, both with movable floors. We are offering an opportunity to work in our exciting, brand new facility.

We are hiring a number of lifeguards on both a full-time and part-time basis. The role will involve tasks including spotting hazards, preventing accidents, water rescue, giving advice on water safety, assisting the Duty Manager and first aid.

We are looking for:

To be considered, you will be required to complete a RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) which will be provided for the successful candidate.

Pre-Requisites for the NPLQ are – Swimming 50 metres in 60 seconds, being able to swim 200m continuously, be able to swim to the bottom of a 1.8m deep swimming pool, tread water for 30 seconds and be able to climb out the pool unaided.

You must also be able to work shifts including mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays.

All Pool Lifeguards must be willing to attend staff training programmes as required. This includes NPLQ as well as additional training sessions in-line with the job role.

The successful applicants will be subject to a background disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before any appointment can be confirmed.

Starting Salary - £17,000 up to £18,000