Reference: CBC243130
Salary details: £12.45 to £12.64 per hour
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: full time and variable
Hours: x2 posts at 37 hours per week and x5 variable hours posts, working as and when required
Location: Queens Park Sports Centre and Healthy Living Centre
Department: Sports and Leisure
CBC243130 - Job description and person specification.
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Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
The sport and leisure team at Chesterfield Borough Council are looking to recruit 2 full time members of staff and 5 casual members of staff.
We require motivated, reliable and enthusiastic individuals to work as part of our team carrying out general leisure attendant duties. The duties involve ensuring customer safety at all times, lifeguarding, communicating effectively with members of the public and other staff, undertaking cleaning duties and setting up and dismantling sports equipment in a safe environment.
Experience of working with the public and customer care is desirable and ideally you will have experience of working in swimming pools.
We need sport and leisure attendants who will:
- be focused on delivering excellent customer service standards
- provide safe and effective pool supervision
- be part of a motivated team fully embracing the council’s values
- ensure high levels of cleanliness and housekeeping are maintained within the centre
- support the varied programme of activities and sessions
- efficiently communicate with other team members
Successful candidates must hold a current RLSS Lifeguarding qualification for this post.
You will be required to attend regular staff training sessions as part of the requirement of this post. These vacancies require regular unsocial hours working including availability at evenings and weekends, involving a variety of services being provided at all council sports and leisure venues within the borough.
The successful candidate will be subject to a disclosure carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For an informal discussion on any aspect of the post please email Dean Mayfield at dean.mayfield@chesterfield.gov.uk to set up a call, or for further information on this post please view the job description and person specification attached.
How to apply
Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.
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Closing date: 12 January 2025
Provisional interview date: to be confirmed