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Casual Lifeguard
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Location: Cambridge
Salary: A GBP 16.04 per hour
Vacancy Type: Zero hours contract
The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country's leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18.
A Perse education is three-dimensional with all teaching staff contributing to the school's academic, pastoral, and extra-curricular programmes.
Our aim is to be a leading employer of choice. This means we strive to be a school where staff say they are proud and excited to work, and feel valued, respected, and motivated. We are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development.
We want our staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.
The Role
The Casual Lifeguard will work as part of a team in supervising, controlling, and ensuring the safety and comfort of customers at all times in the Sports Centre, with a particular focus on the swimming pool environment, and to provide the highest standards of customer service to all users of the Sports Centre.
Key Responsibilities
General Duties
- Carry out lifeguard duties to ensure the safety, welfare, supervision, and controlling of all bathers or users of the swimming pool.
- Maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the Sports Centre in accordance with cleaning schedules and standards.
- Must hold and maintain the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) and attend regular onsite training and any other mandatory training or meeting as required.
- Ensure the correct behaviour and use of the pool by all users, in accordance with the pool's rules and safety regulations.
- Ensure the Normal Operating Procedures (NOP) are followed and comply with and implement the Emergency Action Plan (EAP).
- Adhere to the Perse Sports Centre's policies and procedures.
- Ensure customers experience a high level of professional standards, contributing to the promotion of a positive image of the Sports Centre and The Perse School.
- Assist in facility and activity changeovers and be familiar with appropriate equipment and procedures, and ensure the safe handling, transport, and maintenance of centre equipment.
- Carry out any other general duties as specified by the Duty Manager, to ensure the smooth and functional operation of services offered at all times.
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Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications and Experience
- Current and valid National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
- Must be a strong swimmer
Skills and Attributes
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- Positive team player
- Ability to lead
- Polite and helpful attitude
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong communicator with good interpersonal skills
- Maintain high levels of concentration
- An open, honest, and confident personality
- Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in unexpected or emergency situations
- Adaptable and flexible with hours / days worked
Desirable
- Pool Plant Operators Licence
- First Aid at Work certificate
- Lifeguard trainer / assessor qualification
- Swimming teacher qualification
- Experience working in a leisure environment
- Experience of working within a customer service environment
Please note, you must be over 18 for this position.
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for The Perse School, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
perse/work:with:us/
Safer Recruitment
The Perse School recognises that an important element in safeguarding our pupils is a robust recruitment process that incorporates measures to deter, reject, or identify people who might abuse children, or who are otherwise unsuited to work with them. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
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