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Leisure Assistant

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Please see advert text
Advert Start Date:
25/09/2024
Advert End Date:
09/10/2024 23:59
Salary:
Grade 4 £23,500 to £24,702 p.a. (£12.18 to £12.80 per hour)
Hours per week:
Please see advert text
Job Category:
Youth / Community / Leisure Services
Vacancy ID:
270414
Employment Location:
Peterlee Leisure Centre
Post Number:
REG24-330
Number of posts:
2
Closing date:
9 Oct
Further Information
Are you enthusiastic about health, fitness, and wellbeing? This is an exciting opportunity to do what you love. THRIVE with Durham Leisure Centres.

Peterlee Leisure have a number of Leisure Assistant positions available. These are exciting roles to work as part of a dynamic team that have a passion for health, fitness, and wellbeing.
 
Peterlee leisure has recently undergone transformation works; the facility features soft-play, café, bowling alley, new state of the art gym and a 25m swimming pool. We are specifically looking for National pool lifeguards, to deliver a high level of customer service and experience, in a busy leisure centre environment.

At Peterlee leisure there are permanent full and part time posts 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 Paul Roberts, Leisure Operations Manager at paul.roberts@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
 
WHAT WILL I NEED?
You must have:-
  • Relevant experience in a customer focused environment and/or leisure centre and/or gym, together with effective communication skills.
  • Level 2 gym instructor or equivalent and /or National Pool Lifeguard qualification    
  • 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 anticipated to be held week commencing 21 October 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 Recruitment Team via email RecruitmentREG@durham.gov. or telephone 03000 264469 / 264798 / 264764
 
BENEFITS AND REWARDS
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:
  • Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
  • Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
  • Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
  • Hybrid working (home and office working).
  • Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
  • Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
  • Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
  • Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
  • Discounted DCC gym membership.
  • Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
  • Trade Union membership.
  • A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits
 
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services. 
 
We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all.  We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job.
 
As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process.
 
Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26899/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-our-workforce

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