Casual Lifeguard - Day Time Hours

London Youth
Full Time
Amersham
£12.00 / hour
Posted 2 days ago

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Job Description

As a Lifeguard you are essential in ensuring the safety of all visitors to our Leisure Centre. You have excellent swimming skills, are safety-minded, and able to swiftly assess situations and make careful decisions regarding swimmer safety. You will work as part of a welcoming team that is instrumental in delivering outstanding customer experiences, maintaining orderliness and cleanliness across our leisure facilities, including swimming pool areas and changerooms. This is a customer facing role, and as such you must be ready to communicate with a diverse range of clients, including the public, children and young people, youth group leaders and teachers

Key Responsibilities

Lifeguarding

- Supervision of the pool during swimming, ensuring safety procedures are followed.

- Administer first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and undertake CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary.

- Attend regular lifeguard training sessions,

Leisure Operations

- Interact with the public and welcome all users of the facilities,

- Assist in the preparation for, and operation of events and activities,

- Ensure a consistently high level of cleanliness is always maintained throughout the centre.

- Support sales in the leisure retail shop, including inventory control.

Health & Safety

- Operate in accordance with Woodrow's operating procedures and appropriate National Governing Body guidelines.

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Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Qualifications

Current NPLQ (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification) (ESSENTIAL)

Desirable Experience, Knowledge & Skills

- Experience as a lifeguard/ leisure assistant in a leisure environment

- Experience working in a customer facing environment

Available to work all year round

Essential Personal Attributes

- Customer centric mindset

- Enthusiastic with a positive attitude to swimming

- Able to quickly establish rapport and build effective relationships across a range of personas

- Composed demeanour,

- Articulate communicator,

- Collaborative team player with a willingness to work effectively with others

- Able to work independently, demonstrating proactivity and initiative

- Self-motivated with a positive attitude, impeccable work ethic and a flexible approach to work

- Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of children and young people

- Absolute commitment to London Youth's principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion

- Absolute discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality

- Passionate about leisure and sport opportunities to support health and wellbeing outcomes

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Here are just a few of the fantastic perks of working for London Youth at Woodrow High House:

- Pledge to being a Real Living Wage employer with wages set by Living Wage Foundation - Generous holiday allowance - 31 days annual leave p.a., plus 8 bank holidays for FTE.

- Free meals provided whilst on duty when the kitchen is serving young people in residence

- Free tea and coffee available in "Tea & Coffee Bar"

- Free onsite parking

- Branded quality uniform provided

- Cycle to Work scheme

- Healthcare Cashback Plan to help cover your healthcare essentials

- Free access for you and your family to the Employee Assistance Programme

- Free access to the 'Headspace' wellbeing application

- Eyecare vouchers

- Magnificent location on a historic estate, surrounded by nature

You'll be working with a fantastic team of passionate colleagues across London Youth

- An outstanding culture and ethos where staff and visitors enjoy, challenge, and achieve - Occasional supply of sweet - sometimes savoury - always yummy - treats are guaranteed

- You will be making a difference to the lives of young people!