Recreation Assistant

Overview

Here at Middleton Pool and Fitness Centre we are looking for a recreation assistant for around 32-40 hours a week. This role will primarily involve lifeguarding our swimming pools, with reception cover and duty manager cover as part of the duties. You will need to hold an NPLQ qualification.

We are Places for People Group, a social enterprise that believes it's people who make a community. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we aim to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler. We are committed to valuing our people and ensuring they are supported and appreciated.

More About Your Role

As a Recreation Assistant it will be your responsibility to maintain the Health and Safety of the centre at all times, including carrying out cleaning duties and preparing activity areas for all planned sessions. You will ensure all of the centre7s equipment is stored in a safe and secure way when not in use. You will work alongside the Duty Manager and report any matters of concern and carry out patrols.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website.

More About You

The successful applicant will have a friendly, approachable manner and deliver excellent customer service. You will assist with first aid when required, so ideally have some experience. You will ideally have worked within a similar role. Experience carrying out cleaning duties and maintaining equipment would set you apart from other candidates.

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We know there9s always more we can do to make you smile, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role. Yours will include:

• We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part-time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

If you meet the criteria and are ready to take the next step in your career, click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyones responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.