Lifeguard (Easter) - Bristol

Lifeguard (Easter) – Bristol Lifeguard Overview Are you ready to make a splash in your career? Kings Camps are seeking dynamic and enthusiastic Lifeguards to join our team. If you have a passion for developing children\’s water confidence and ensuring a safe aquatic environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! Kings Camps run sports and activity day camps for children throughout the school holidays that deliver our mission – getting children active, having fun and learning together. We know market-leading programmes don’t deliver themselves – it’s our people who create amazing holiday experiences for children – and we’re now hiring energetic and passionate Lifeguards to deliver our mission in 2025 and beyond. Why work for Kings Camps? Funded residential opportunities Employee Awards Programme Up to 70% off Paediatric First Aid training £30 reward voucher for referring a friend Up to 50% off Kings Camps places for your own children, siblings or wider family (5-17yrs) Excellent locations – some of the best universities and school sports facilities in the UK! Market leading training and development Fully funded disclosure for Managerial and Voluntary positions Career development and the potential of regular employment with Kings (we always promote from within!) Opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of children from all backgrounds Free Kings Camps uniform Job Description \”As an NPLQ or NRASTC qualified lifeguard, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of swimming sessions to mixed ability groups of children aged between 5 and 17. Lifeguards have a high level of responsibility and require a valid NPLQ qualification, attention to detail, and the ability to respond appropriately to the pool environment. You\’ll work from poolside for all sessions with our Swimming Teacher and ratio\’d staff teams. Lifeguards must prioritise child welfare and safeguarding children in the water and poolside, working closely with Swimming Teachers to ensure preparation of areas and equipment, management of risk assessments, monitoring of water conditions, and management of incidents. There’s a degree of flexibility regarding Lifeguard hours. This role can be accompanied with the Multi Sports Coach role if you\’re looking for more hours and experience delivering different sports sessions with children.\” Child safety is our number one priority so you’ll ensure that the welfare of children is paramount at all times, supervising children during breaks, participating in swimming sessions, overseeing the safe use of equipment, promptly recording any incidents. Implementing behaviour management policies, and upholding health and safety standards and procedures As well as operating at some amazing school and university venues across the UK, we also partner with the RNRMC, Annington Trust and the Army Welfare Service, running Kings Camps for serving personnel’s children at Military Establishments.??If you’d like to join us in a residential capacity, simply add a note in your application!? Person Specification (Ideal, but with some flexibility) A current Lifeguard qualification: National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ),or National Rescue Award to Swimming Teachers and Coach (NRASTC). We will require up to date certification. At least 6 months’ Lifeguard experience Able to conduct a depth test at the venue A passion for developing children’s water confidence Vibrant, resilient, team player Flexible and adaptable Our Safeguarding Promise Kings Active Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safer recruitment is central to the way we work and all staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding, always creating an environment where young people feel safe and can thrive. About us Kings Camps are a market leading not-for-profit organisation offering sports and activity day camps at over 50 UK locations, getting children and young people active, having fun and learning together. Founded in 1991, we were inspired by US-style summer camps. We decided that youngsters in the UK would love to experience school holiday camps too, and established a model which meant we could reach even more children through not-for-profit work in the UK and overseas. Our coaches (we call them Red Tops) deliver high quality sports camps with an energy, passion and commitment to child development that we call the Kings Factor.