Leisure / Water Activity Assistants

About You

Essential Knowledge & Experience

Work Type: Casual

Salary Range: £12.60 / Hour

Closing Date: Please apply ASAP - we will review applications on a weekly basis until the role is filled with a suitable match.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas. Llys y Fran is our largest reservoir in Pembrokeshire residing in the foothills of the Preseli Mountains. The site had a £4m refurbishment reopening the Visitor Centre with a new café, retail area and a superb Activity Centre which offers both land and water-based activities. Come and join our enthusiastic team and work in one of the most beautiful sites in Pembrokeshire.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Your role is to support the Activity team to safeguard and assist customers who undertake watersports, land based or team building activities; ensuring a high standard of health and safety at all times.
• Deliver excellent customer service by welcoming visitors, assisting throughout their visit and projecting a positive image of Welsh Water at all times.
• Support the delivery of high-quality land and water-based activities, including team-building programmes, in line with NGB and Welsh Water requirements.
• Manage activity equipment hire, including customer check-in, handling bookings and enquiries, taking payments and delivering effective safety briefings.
• Work proactively as part of a team to set up, operate and pack away site facilities, supporting customers using equipment on site.
• Ensure the safety of all site users by enforcing site rules, maintaining water safety standards and following procedures for incident reporting.
• Maintain activity equipment to a high standard, ensuring cleanliness, security, repair and continuous availability throughout the season.
• Support reservoir safety, biosecurity and general site upkeep in collaboration with the Ranger team, including litter picking, cleaning and basic maintenance.
• Work collaboratively with third-party organisations, including wildlife charities, volunteer groups and partner organisations.
• Support conservation, education, public access and recreational activities, events and open days.
• Provide flexible support to other departments (e.g. café or Ranger team) and undertake other duties as required to meet business needs.

Who you’ll work with:

• Internal: Activity Manager, Deputy Activity Manager, Senior Activity Instructor, Activity Instructor, Receptionist, Visitor Attraction Staff
• External: Members of the public, School, youth and community groups, Local landowners and farmers

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Water safety knowledge
• Experience of working with the general public
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day
• Ability to work on own initiative
• IT literate – we use a variety of computer systems which we will teach you
• Always honest and professional

The following qualifications or skills would be preferable but are not essential for this role:

• Appropriate National Governing Body (NGB) Certification in designated water sports discipline. e.g. RYA Start Windsurfing / Sailing
• Current Recognised First Aid Certificate/British Canoe Union (BCU) Qualification
• Experience delivering water or land-based activities
• Lifeguard Qualification

Good to know:

• 7 new seasonal casual vacancies to start ASAP!

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: Dylan: dylan.fletcher@dwrcymru.com and enter the job ID [8260] in the subject title line.

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. Please apply as soon as you can. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Benefits:

• Annual pay review
• Staff Discounts at our visitor attractions
• Full training given and uniform provided
• Beautiful working location
• Flexible working hours
• Working for a not-for-profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers every day, and about looking after our beautiful environment.