Senior Lifeguard | Maidstone

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, mixture of earlies, lates and weekends on a rota basis.

Salary: £25,445 per annum + Excellent Benefits.

Here at Maidstone Leisure Trust our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community, whilst helping you to make MORE of every day. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team -- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Senior Lifeguard to join the team.

As the Senior Lifeguard, the purpose of the role will be to work within the centre whilst ensuring customer safety and high standards of service and customer care. You will be reporting to the duty manager and in the duty manager’s absence, the successful candidate will be managing the facility and ensuring all activities are delivered to a high standard. Furthermore, you will be involved in supervising specific activities, maintaining high standards of cleanliness, and working on the safe handling and setup of equipment.

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. We share your passion for leisure, and we will offer a safe, fun, and professional working environment with excellent development opportunities. You will also receive free gym membership and various discounts.

What you’ll need to do the role:

• Previous experience in a leisure environment.
• Pool supervision experience.
• Can-do attitude to get the job done.
• Safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations.
• Strong swimming skills.
• National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (Royal Life Saving Society) or equivalent & first aid qualification.

Why Serco:

• A place you can make an impact: Swimming pools are the beating hearts of our leisure centres and without lifeguards, we cannot 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, so 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:

• Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities.
• Free safeguarding training and DBS check.
• Excellent Development and Training Opportunities.
• 6% employer matched pension contribution.

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements, or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.