Job Posted: 28 March 2024
- Contract Term: Seasonal
- Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full or part time
- Salary: 12.20 per hour
- Industries: Entertainment Miscellaneous Sports & Fitness
Job Start Date: Fixed Term Contract 22nd April - 29th September
Isle of Wight Aqua Park are looking for positive, confident individuals to join us for the upcoming season. You will join a team of Aqua Guides working together to maintain a safe and enjoyable experience on the Aqua Park.
For the most part you will be stationed on the Aqua Park, ensuring participants are keeping safe by staying within our park rules, and working together to keep track of our customers. From setting up and safety checking the park to ensuring safety kit is hung ready you are an essential part of providing a fantastic experience for our customers.
Due to the nature of this role, you need to:
- Be at least 18 years old due to shift duration.
- Have adequate transport in order to get to us for as early as 8:30am or leave as late as 8:30pm.
- Attend the Open Water Lifeguard (provided) course on 9th - 11th April and successfully obtain this qualification OR already hold a valid Open Water Lifeguarding Qualification.
- Successfuly pass the inhouse competency induction.
and..
- Be a dynamic team player.
- Have the confidence to deliver a clear safety brief to our customers.
- Be able to remain calm in pressured situations.
Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a passion for watersports, be a natural leader and become an ambassador for Isle of Wight Aqua Park.
Hours of Work:
- Guaranteed minimum of 16 hours per week, potentially up to 40.
- Long season = April - end of September
Due to the nature of the business, we may not be able to consider candidates who have holiday during the summer holidays.
Find out more about the RLSS OWL Qualification here: https://www.rlss.org.uk/open-water-lifeguard-qualifications.
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: Up to £12.20 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 40 per week
On application, please confirm the following:
- You have adequate transport to get to us (buses can't be relied on).
- You can swim 400m without stopping.
- You are confident in open water.
- You can confidently submerge underwater.
- You are 18 years of age.