Open Water Swimming Lifeguard

Better; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK leisure services provider is seeking an Open Water Swimming Life Guard at Stanborough Park in Welwyn Garden City. The role focuses on providing safety for open water swimmers during weekly sessions. Candidates must have a valid first aid certificate and Paddle UK SSRC certification. A friendly attitude, teamwork skills, and customer service focus are essential. There are opportunities for further qualifications in powerboating and instructing. Join a community-driven organization promoting active lifestyles.

Qualifications

• Valid first aid certificate required.
• Paddle UK SSRC - Swimmer Safety and Rescue Course required.
• Safeguarding certificate must be held.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality cover for open water swimmers.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met.
• Work with water sports instructors and swim safety team.

Skills

First aid certification

Positive attitude

Teamwork

Customer service focus

Education

Paddle UK SSRC - Swimmer Safety and Rescue Course

Job description

Overview

Open Water Swimming Life Guard

GLL is looking for Open Water Swimming Life Guards based at Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Stanborough Park provides Open water swimming every week throughout the year. Stanborough has been providing sailing since 1969 and is a Paddle UK and RYA Training Centre offering courses and practise sessions to adults and children.

As an OWS Life guard, you’ll be required to deliver high quality cover for our open water swimmers (from paddle craft), ensuring the health and safety of staff and customers, guaranteeing the highest standards of service. Working with water sports instructors and a swim safety team on a regular basis means you’ll need to have a positive and friendly attitude.

You’ll have a real passion for being outside on the water and working within a team. You must hold a valid first aid certificate, safeguarding certificate and Paddle UK SSRC - Swimmer Safety and Rescue Course. You can gain SSRC, and Safe Guarding with us at Stanborough. There is also the scope for unqualified candidates to gain more qualifications such as RYA Powerboat Level 2 with the Centre, as well as Paddle UK Instructor qualifications. Flexibility, punctuality and reliability are just as important as integrity, a can-do attitude and a real focus on customer service. Passion and personality will stand you in good stead too.

Safety and recruitment statements: The welfare and safety of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us at GLL. We follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that our staff are checked and appropriate to work with children and young people. Therefore we’ll require you to complete an enhanced DBS check before you will be allowed to start work.

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.

To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.

About Us

GLL is the UK’s largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children’s centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.