At a Glance
- Tasks: Supervise pool activities and ensure safety standards are met.
- Company: Join a supportive team at Shropshire Community Leisure Trust.
- Benefits: Free gym membership, discounts, and excellent training opportunities.
- Other info: Great career progression and a fun working environment.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on community health and well-being.
- Qualifications: Must have lifeguard qualifications and strong swimming skills.
The predicted salary is between 25080 - 25080 £ per year.
Location: Whitchurch Swimming & Fitness, SY13 1FT
Contract Type: Full Time
Working Hours: 37 hours per week to cover a mixture of shifts Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,080.78 per annum + Excellent Benefits
About the Role
At Serco, we are pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Shropshire Community Leisure Trust. The Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. They provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, with the goal of supporting healthier and happier lives for everyone. They rely on an enthusiastic, customer‑focused team, and are now looking for a Senior Lifeguard to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.
As the Senior Lifeguard, the purpose of the role is to work within the centre whilst ensuring customer safety and high standards of service and customer care. You will report to the duty manager and, in the duty manager’s absence, the successful candidate will manage the facility and ensure 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 set up of equipment. Without you, there can’t be any pool activity. However, 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 other various discounts.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all safety protocols and standards are met while supervising pool activities.
- Manage the facility during the duty manager’s absence, ensuring operations run smoothly.
- Supervise specific activities and maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.
- Handle the safe set up of equipment and promote a safe environment for all users.
Qualifications
- Previous experience in a leisure environment.
- Previous experience of pool supervision.
- Strong swimming skills.
- Hold a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (Royal Life Saving Society) and first aid qualification.
- Safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations.
About You
We are looking for candidates who have previous experience in a leisure environment, as well as previous experience of pool supervision and you can demonstrate a can‑do attitude to get the job done. As the Senior Lifeguard you need to be safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations. You must have strong swimming skills and hold the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (Royal Life Saving Society) & first aid qualification. If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply today.
Why Join Us
- A place you can make an impact: Working within Leisure means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the communities we serve receive exceptional service and that you’ll help to provide our local communities with a safe and fun environment to stay healthy and connected to others.
- A place you can count on: It takes a diverse team to support our Leisure business and we’re big on internal progression. So, whether you specialise your skills, undertake additional training or progress into senior management you’ll find all the opportunity you need to evolve your career.
- A place for you: Our staff are dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and we welcome those who take similar pride in their work.
Benefits
- 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
- 25 days annual leave + public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
For all Leisure benefits please see Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits.
Equal Opportunities
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities.
