Casual Lifeguard Operations · Waterlooville

Job title: Casual Lifeguard

Hours: 0

Location: Waterlooville Leisure Centre

Salary: £11.78 (under 21) / £12.21 (21 and over)

Why Join the Horizon team?

Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential and become the best version of themselves.

Why choose us?

At Horizon, we understand that our colleagues are the cornerstone of our success, distinguishing us from our competitors. We genuinely appreciate the unique contributions of each team member and go the extra mile to recognize their efforts. We value the contributions of all of our colleagues and we show it through competitive salaries alongside exceptional reward and recognition schemes.

What does the role involve?

• Undertake lifeguarding and operational duties as directed by the Duty Management Team
• Welcome and assist customers with general enquiries
• Use the Horizon HELLO in all customer interactions
• Understand and be knowledgeable about our products and services
• Maintain and monitor all facilities to ensure cleanliness is paramount and always free of hazards
• Responsible for ensuring customers are treated with respect
• Responsible for ensuring staff are treated with respect
• Responsible for the safety of all customers and safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
• Set-up and take down of sports equipment according to schedules

Skills and competencies

• Must be self-motivated and a self-starter
• Excellent team player
• Flexible approach to undertaking assignments given
• Approachable
• Physically fit
• Good communicator
• Adaptable

Your Experience

• Experience of working in a customer services environment
• Experience as a Lifeguard in a wet and dry centre
• First Aid
• Manual Handling

Your Qualifications

• RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Certificate (or willing to undertake)
• HSE First Aid Qualification desirable
• Certificates in COSHH & Health & Safety desirable

What you can expect from us:

• A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know!
• Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed!
• Variety; no two days is the same!
• An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.

Benefits:

• Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes for you
• Employee Assistance Programme – support for when you need it most
• Internal recognition schemes
• Opportunities for training, development and progression
• Free onsite parking – subject to availability
• And much more….

This role will be based at Waterlooville but will be expected to travel to other company site as the need requires.

Interview Process:

The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

As you can imagine, we get a great response to all our job adverts and as a consequence, there may be times when due to the volume of applicants to need to close a vacancy early. To avoid disappointment, be sure to get your application in early!

If you are a recruitment agency, please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.