Leisure Team Member Apprentice

Location: Uppingham

Leisure Team Member Apprentice

Contract:

Fixed term, 15-18 months

Location:

Uppingham

Hours:

Part time
Salary: £7.55 per hour

Uppingham School, founded in 1584, is a leading co-educational independent boarding school which runs 24/7 in term-time.

Opened in September 2010, Uppingham School Sports Centre (‘USSC’) is a fully dual-use facility and used by 1,300 public members as well as the School. Described by Lord Coe at its opening as ‘world class’, USSC has been designed to provide state-of-the-art sporting facilities for the school’s pupils, as well as allowing access to local residents, sports clubs and other schools.

The Centre contains a 6-court sports hall, 25m swimming pool, 60 station fitness studio, gymnasium, squash courts and dance studios. The fitness studio was fully re-equipped in December 2021. It also houses the School’s PE Department and includes a hospitality suite for match-day entertaining. USSC is managed and run-on behalf of the School by Uppingham School Enterprises Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary, and employs c.

40 full- and part-time staff.

Job purpose

The Leisure Team Member Apprenticeship is a great opportunity to begin your career in the Leisure Industry. As part of your apprenticeship, you will gain your National Pool lifeguard Qualification along with other nationally recognized qualifications in Leisure.

As part of the 18-month programme you will gain the following qualifications:

• National Pool Lifeguard

• Level 2 Gym Instructing

• Level 1 Assistant Swim Teaching

• Level 2 Swim Teaching

Working hours:

Monday to Friday, 34 hours per week, with early mornings and evenings. Weekend cover may be required.

Your accountabilities

• Making sure the centre is kept safe, clean and tidy at all times for our members and pupils to use in compliance with health and safety regulations.

• To deliver high levels of service in customer care to our members and pupils.

• Supervise pupils and ensure their safety.

• To maintain cover of the swimming pool and provide a high level of customer service to all members and pupils.

• Greet all visitors to poolside in an appropriate and friendly manner.

• Deal promptly with enquiries or problems around the building with a friendly, kind and helpful manner.

• Carry out rescues and first aid when necessary.

• Complete, sign and date daily open and close procedures for the Leisure Assistant.

• Complete, sign and date cleaning and maintenance schedule daily for the Leisure Assistant.

• Deal with any comments or complaints positively and efficiently following correct procedures.

• Undertake general lifeguarding duties and ensure the pool is never left unattended whilst in use.

• Be aware of general pool conditions reporting any changes from the norm to a duty manager

• Monitor number of bathers in the pool and when numbers exceed specified limits advise additional lifeguards, duty manager and reception

• Check safety equipment and report any defect to a duty manager

• Housekeeping

• Assist in the preparation and operation of events and activities including the assembly and dismantling of equipment in a timely and safe manner

• Ensure all cleaning duties are carried out as specified by the duty manager and in accordance with the centre’s standards

• Patrol all areas of the centre to ensure all facilities are being used in the correct manner

• Maintain storage areas in a clean and tidy condition and in accordance with store plans

Skills, Personal qualities, Qualifications required

Skills

To be considered for this role, you must be a strong and confident swimmer. If you are invited to interview for this role you will be required to complete a swim test as part of the interview process. To be considered for the role you must be able to demonstrate you are able to do the following.
• Jump/dive into deep water
• Swim 50 metres in no more than 60 seconds
• Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water and then tread water for 30 seconds
• Surface dive to floor of pool (deepest part)
• Climb out of a swimming pool unaided by ladders/steps and where pool design permits

Qualifications:

• No formal qualifications are required for this role. A passion for exercise…