Job Description:
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our growing operations department, to support, enhance and deliver the day to day services of our health club facilities. If leisure is your passion, then this would be a great opportunity for you to embark on a long and rewarding career in leisure operations.
Alongside your operational duties, there are five key areas of work Leisure team members will cover, for which training is provided as part of your Apprenticeship;
Leisure & Fitness Operations
- Lifeguard duties
- Swimming teaching duties
- Fitness Instructor duties
- Leading group activities
Qualifications provided:
- Level 2 Award in Pool Lifeguarding
- Level 2 in Swimming Teaching
- Level 2 in Fitness or Gym Instruction
- Level 3 certificate in First Aid
You need to be a confident swimmer and be able to achieve the below as a minimum for your lifeguard qualification.
The following are essential for you to apply:
- The minimum age is 16 years old
- Confident to Jump/dive into deep water
- Swim 50 meters in under 60 seconds
- Be able to swim 100 meters on your front and back
- Be able to tread water for 30 seconds
- Surface dive to the floor of the pool
- Climb out of the pool unaided without the use of the ladder or steps
You will work 40 hours per week on a rota that will include early, late, weekends, and public holidays. The earliest you will start is 6am and the latest you would finish is 10pm.