Job Description

Salary

Grade 3 - 24,796 pro rata

Contractual hours

24

Basis

Open Ended

Job category/type

Leisure

Job reference

REQAA6577



This is an open-ended position, 24 hours per week. This post requires working shifts including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Grade 3 - 24,796 for 24 hours per week equating to 16,083.89 pro rata.

As a lifeguard your passion for swimming and love of great customer service will shine through when supervising our customers in the pool, as well as supporting the Operations team in keeping our Leisure Centre clean and tidy.

You will assist in maintaining appropriate standards and cleanliness to ensure the maximum enjoyment by users.

Duties will include supervising swimmers in the pool area and dealing with daily routine enquiries from members of the public and supervision of customers using the facilities throughout the centre.

You must possess excellent communication skills, be friendly and approachable and committed to customer service as you will provide a supportive role to our customers, providing personal attention and care at all times.

You will have an interest in sports and you should hold RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification and previous practical experience would be advantageous but not essential.

We offer a nurturing and supportive workplace, along with strong induction and training programmes, to help you grow and develop your career pathway for the future.

This role requires the successful candidate to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Due to the qualifications and training provided the successful candidate must be 16 years and over.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.



Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.



Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.



This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023. Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.