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Leisure Assistant

Job Summary
Contract Type:
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Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
29/04/2024
Advert End Date:
27/05/2024 23:59
Salary:
£23,500 to £24,702 p.a. Grade 4 (£12.18 to £12.80 per hour)
Hours per week:
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Job Category:
Youth / Community / Leisure Services
Vacancy ID:
263188
Employment Location:
Across Durham County Council Leisure Centres
Post Number:
REG24/180
Number of posts:
3
Closing date:
27 May
Further Information
THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED FROM 19th to 27th MAY 2024.

Are you passionate about health, fitness, and wellbeing? This is an exciting opportunity to do what you love. THRIVE with Durham Leisure Centres.

We have a number of Leisure Assistant positions available. These are exciting roles that present an opportunity for you to engage with all remits of our centres.

Across our leisure centres, permanent full and part time posts are available, along with casual as and when required posts.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?
As a Leisure Assistant, you will be an advocate for physical activity, proactively encouraging and supporting customers to live a healthy, active lifestyle. You will be responsible for supporting the full remit of the centre, including lifeguard duties and encouraging children and young people to be more active. Overall, you will provide a high-quality service to our customers that is safe, efficient, and enjoyable. No two days will be the same.

We encourage you to contact James Tindale, Leisure Operations Manager at james.tindale@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
 
WHAT WILL I NEED?
You must have experience in a customer focused environment and/or leisure centre and/or gym, together with effective communication skills.

• National Pool Lifeguard qualification (if facility has a swimming pool)

• Level 2 gym instructor or equivalent at all dryside facilities (or       willingness to  work towards in facilities with a swimming pool)

• First Aid Certificate or ability to work towards within an agreed time     scale

In line with the pre-employment checks required for posts at facilities with a swimming pool where lifeguarding is part of the role, confirmation of appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of an in-house pool water competency assessment in respect of ability against the lifeguarding criteria.

The successful applicants for these posts will be required to apply for a Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.

HOW TO APPLY
In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge.

Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.
 
INTERVIEWS
Interviews are scheduled to be held the week commencing Monday 27th May 2024.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team via email PESREG@durham.gov. or telephone 03000 264469 / 264798 / 264764
 
BENEFITS AND REWARDS
We can offer you a range of employee benefits including competitive salaries, a generous leave entitlement of up 27 days per year, rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service (this is pro-rata to hours/weeks worked for a full year of continuous employment), a government pension scheme and various flexible working options (benefits are subject to individual Terms and Conditions).
 
If you would like to know more, please follow this link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits
 
 EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise the value of difference, having a diverse talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and can provide support throughout the recruitment process, for more information please refer to the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion page on our website.

Anyone currently listed on the Durham County Council Redeployment Register who is interested in being considered for a permanent vacancy should contact Payroll and Employee Services on alternativeemployment@durham.gov.uk.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION FOR THIS POST WILL BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH NORTH EAST JOBS, INCLUDING YOUR INVITE TO INTERVIEW IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR NOTIFICATION FROM DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK AS YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED BY ANY OTHER MEANS. PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL.
 
 

 
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