Recreation Assistant (Lifeguard)
| Posting date: | 24 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £23,114 to £23,114 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 November 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Leeds |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | FDSPA1060 |
Summary
Are you customer focused and dedicated to providing an excellent service? Do you have excellent organisation skills with the ability to plan and prioritise work effectively?
The University has recently invested £1.2M to expand ‘The Edge’ sports facility and provides state of the art fitness and class equipment, offering a range of classes and aquatics activities and 25 metre 8 lane swimming pool.
As a Recreation Assistant you will work as part of a large team ensuring that the environment is safe for use and that a high level of customer service is maintained at all times. Alongside your responsibility for lifeguarding, you will undertake a range of duties including cleaning tasks, setting up sport areas and moving equipment safely. There will also be a requirement for you to cover reception duties at some of our smaller sites, as required.
You will have a current Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS) lifeguard qualification (or equivalent) and ideally have experience working as a lifeguard. You will have excellent communication skills and have a helpful attitude towards customers, with the ability to work independently and also as part of a team.
You will need to be available to work weekdays and weekends, early morning starts (0600am) and late evenings (1100pm) You will be primarily based at one of our designated sports facilities, however, will be required to work at any of our sports facilities when required.
Part time position, recruiting for the following hours:
Saturday 14:30-21:30 & 16:00-21:30
Sunday 7:00-14:30
A Basic Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required for this position.
The University has recently invested £1.2M to expand ‘The Edge’ sports facility and provides state of the art fitness and class equipment, offering a range of classes and aquatics activities and 25 metre 8 lane swimming pool.
As a Recreation Assistant you will work as part of a large team ensuring that the environment is safe for use and that a high level of customer service is maintained at all times. Alongside your responsibility for lifeguarding, you will undertake a range of duties including cleaning tasks, setting up sport areas and moving equipment safely. There will also be a requirement for you to cover reception duties at some of our smaller sites, as required.
You will have a current Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS) lifeguard qualification (or equivalent) and ideally have experience working as a lifeguard. You will have excellent communication skills and have a helpful attitude towards customers, with the ability to work independently and also as part of a team.
You will need to be available to work weekdays and weekends, early morning starts (0600am) and late evenings (1100pm) You will be primarily based at one of our designated sports facilities, however, will be required to work at any of our sports facilities when required.
Part time position, recruiting for the following hours:
Saturday 14:30-21:30 & 16:00-21:30
Sunday 7:00-14:30
A Basic Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required for this position.