Working Hours/Pattern
37 hours, between Monday to Sunday, mixture of earlies (5am to 2pm) and lates (2pm to 10pm)
Salary
Up to £25,601.69 per annum (£13.27 per hour) + Excellent benefits
Recruiting Agency
AtSerco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf ofBasingstoke and Deane LeisureTrust
Basingstoke and Deane LeisureTrustencourage active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports andleisurefacilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking fora full time Lifeguardto join their team and help make a positive difference every day.
Role Summary
As a Lifeguard you’ll be an important part of life here at the centre as you ensure that everyone can use the pool in safety and that they have access to everything they need to enjoy their visit.
You will be providing customer care to people of all ages, supervising activities, maintaining high standards of cleanliness in the pool area, and ensuring the safe handling and set up of pool equipment. And of course, when needed – you’ll help to save lives.
Without you there can’t be any pool activity. But you won’t be working alone. Our leisure centre has a close knit and supportive team, all working towards providing an inclusive leisure hub for the entire community.
Responsibilities
What you'll need to do the role
You’ll need to have excellentcustomer serviceskills as you’ll be interacting heavily with our customers. So, whether you’ve earned that experience in a leisure or another customer facing environment, you’ll be a people person who is happy dealing with people of all ages and backgrounds.
As a lifeguard you’ll naturally need to be safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations. Lastly, you’ll need to have strongswimming skillsand it’s essential that you hold aNational Pool Lifeguard Qualification(Royal Life Saving Society).
Due to this being a full-time role, we can only consider candidates that are 18+
Why Join us
A place you can make an impact: Swimming pools are the beating hearts of our leisure centres and without lifeguards we can’t operate. You ensure that our customers can enjoy their activity in safety and when needed you save lives.
A place you can count on: Our lifeguards are integral to the running of our centres, and as well progressing into senior lifeguard positions you can move into other centre management roles in one of our 55 facilities.
A place for you: Our centres are close-knit and friendly, and we rely on each other for support. As well as the backing of the team you’ll also find all the resources you need for career progression through Serco Learning.
What we offer
- Holidays:21 days pro rata plus bank holidays
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, free membership for Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
- For all Leisure benefits -Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Lifeguard
Company: Serco Limited
Salary: £25601.69-25601.69 per annum
Hours: Full-time
Location: Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 4 Sept 2026
Closing date: 18 Sept 2026
Summary
Serco Limited
Job Title:Lifeguard
Location:Basingstoke Aquadrome
Working Hours/Pattern: 37 hours, between Monday to Sunday, mixture of earlies (5am to 2pm) and lates (2pm to 10pm)
Salary:Up to £25,601.69 per annum (£13.27 per hour) + Excellent benefits
AtSerco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf ofBasingstoke and Deane LeisureTrust
Basingstoke and Deane LeisureTrustencourage active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports andleisurefacilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking fora full time Lifeguardto join their team and help make a positive difference every day.
As a Lifeguard you’ll be an important part of life here at the centre as you ensure that everyone can use the pool in safety and that they have access to everything they need to enjoy their visit.
You will be providing customer care to people of all ages, supervising activities, maintaining high standards of cleanliness in the pool area, and ensuring the safe handling and set up of pool equipment. And of course, when needed – you’ll help to save lives.
Without you there can’t be any pool activity. But you won’t be working alone. Our leisure centre has a close knit and supportive team, all working towards providing an inclusive leisure hub for the entire community.
What you'll need to do the role
You’ll need to have excellentcustomer serviceskills as you’ll be interacting heavily with our customers. So, whether you’ve earned that experience in a leisure or another customer facing environment, you’ll be a people person who is happy dealing with people of all ages and backgrounds.
As a lifeguard you’ll naturally need to be safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations. Lastly, you’ll need to have strongswimming skillsand it’s essential that you hold aNational Pool Lifeguard Qualification(Royal Life Saving Society).
Due to this being a full-time role, we can only consider candidates that are 18+
Why Join us
A place you can make an impact: Swimming pools are the beating hearts of our leisure centres and without lifeguards we can’t operate. You ensure that our customers can enjoy their activity in safety and when needed you save lives.
A place you can count on: Our lifeguards are integral to the running of our centres, and as well progressing into senior lifeguard positions you can move into other centre management roles in one of our 55 facilities.
A place for you: Our centres are close-knit and friendly, and we rely on each other for support. As well as the backing of the team you’ll also find all the resources you need for career progression through Serco Learning.
What we offer
- Holidays:21 days pro rata plus bank holidays
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, free membership for Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
- For all Leisure benefits -Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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