Hydro Pool Attendant

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant /Lifeguard, ideally who has experience of life guarding and some pool management, excellent customer care skills and is a professional and strong team player.

Grade 13 £26,847 - £29,071 dependent on experience.

37 hours per week all year round.

You will be required to fulfil a variety of roles within the facility throughout the working day.

As the Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant / Lifeguard you will have the opportunity to deliver great service and as such you must be polite, professional, enthusiastic and vigilant always to provide a safe environment for all stakeholders.

DUTIES

Key responsibilities of the Hydro Pool Attendant / Leisure Facilities Assistant/ Lifeguard will include:

• Overseeing swimming activities in the Hydro pool and making sure that safety procedures, guidelines and policies are followed.
• Warning of unsafe activities and enforcing water safety policies and pool regulations.
• Providing first aid in the event of injury, rescuing swimmers in danger or distress and administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or artificial respiration, if necessary. Training can be arranged.
• Assessing conditions for safety and coming up with an action plan for aquatics emergency.
• Inspecting pool equipment, facilities and water testing to make sure they are usable and safe.
• Supervising and assisting in cleaning equipment and facilities.
• Opening and closing the pool each day, depending on schedule and hours.
• Manging session bookings.
• Organising and overseeing pool parties.
• Assisting classes in fundamentals of swimming.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• NPLQ Course/Training provided.
• Trustworthy and reliable.
• Ability to use your own initiative.
• Excellent customer care skills including respecting internal and external customers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong team player and good communicator.

In return the school will offer the successful candidate:

• Full induction programme and ongoing professional development.
• Supportive staff team.
• ‘My staff shop’ benefits which include Cycle to Work scheme.
• Onsite subsidised café.
• Provision of free tea/coffee for staff.
• Wellbeing room and information on wellbeing approaches.
• Access to Occupational Health Service.

Enquiries and visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo Stamford on [phone removed] or email [email removed]

Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.

Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines.