AddressLocation: Shrewsbury Sports Village
Job Type: Casual
Salary: Upto £10.42
Serco are seeking a Recreational Leisure Assistant to assist, monitor and supervise customers in recreational activities at Shrewsbury Sports Village, the role will require the successful applicant to work on a part time basis covering various shift patterns across Monday – Sunday to cover operational hours.
As the Leisure Assistant you will have specific responsibilities for providing clean and safe recreational facilities and activities and for ensuring that customers enjoy themselves. The main purpose of the role is to work within the leisure area of the centre where you will provide support and safety for various age groups covering all kinds of leisure-based activities.
But you won’t be working alone. Our leisure centre has a close knit and supportive team, all working towards providing an inclusive leisure hub for the entire community. You will also receive fantastic training and development opportunities and benefits including free leisure access and other various discounts.
Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.
What you’ll need to do the role
This role will see you welcoming and interacting with our customers of all ages and abilities so you will be naturally friendly and helpful using your excellent communication and customer service skills to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
It is desirable that you have either worked in a sporting or leisure environment, so you are able to advise and promote all of our products and services accordingly.
You will use your knowledge of health and safety in the workplace to ensure our leisure centre is always kept clean and safe.
Why Serco
Meaningful and vital work: Swimming pools are the beating hearts of our leisure centres and without lifeguards we can’t operate. They ensure that our customers can enjoy their activity in safety and when needed they save lives
A world of opportunity: Our lifeguards are integral to the running of our centres, so as well progressing into senior lifeguard positions they can move into other centre management roles in one of our 55 facilities.
Great people: Our centres are close-knit and friendly, and we rely on each other for support. As well as the backing of the team you’ll also find all the resources you need for career progression through Serco Learning
What we offer
Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities.
Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
6% employer matched pension contribution
Pro rata
Life assurance up to 2x base salary
Simply health cash plan
Anytime health line
Employee assistance programme
Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
A safe and supportive culture
A chance to make a positive difference to the community
Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.
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