Lifeguard

Riverside Leisure Centre is Chelmsford City Council's flagship leisure facility, offering a variety of sporting activities where there is something for everyone. Every member of staff plays their role, working within a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment. If you are interested in working in a leisure environment and are passionate about delivering the best customer service, then we have the job for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work as part of a team within the pools complex. Applicants must be a confident communicator, have excellent customer care skills and hold the National Pool Lifeguard qualification. The successful applicant will be responsible for the health and safety of users of our swimming pools as well as other areas of the Centre whilst also ensuring the hygiene and cleanliness of the pools complex is maintained.

We have a 15 hour position working one weekday evening shift and one weekend shift per week.

The centre operates from 5.00am to 11.00pm, including weekends and bank holidays, so additional shifts will be available.

Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment checks which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.

Disability Confident
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.