GLL is looking for a full-time Recreation Assistant to work at Rivermead Leisure Centre in Reading. If you have the skills and ambition to join our team, this is more than a job, it's a career.
A Recreation Assistant's job cannot be underestimated, and neither can the responsibility that comes with this vital lifeguarding role. If you are calm under pressure, highly responsible and natural with people from all walks of life, this is your chance to develop as a Recreation Assistant.
As a Recreation Assistant 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 team in keeping our centres clean and tidy.
What you need:
1. A can-do attitude
2. A real focus on customer service.
3. Passion and personality.
4. Knowledge of health and safety.
5. Be a great team player.
6. You will need a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ).
7. Ideally, you will have up to date NPLQ training records and if not the NPLQ training can be provided subject to passing a swim test.
What you’ll do:
8. You will experience regular pool rotations
9. Supervising and cleaning the pool area
10. Setting up equipment
11. Deliver first-class customer service
12. Deal with customer queries
13. When not poolside you will be a key support to your team on a daily basis from preparing Studios, Gyms or Sports Halls for various activities to the general cleaning and upkeep of the centre.
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
14. A Values driven organisation
15. Learning & development to support career development
16. Good Pension schemes
17. Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
18. Industry leading rates of pay
19. opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
20. Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
21. Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
22. Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
23. Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
24. 25% off Red Letter Days
25. 25% off Buy A Gift
26. 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
27. Ride to work scheme