Lifeguard (Term-Time)

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Lifeguard on a term‑time, permanent basis. Reporting to Head of Sports and Science Facilities Main purpose of the role The primary purpose of this post is to take responsibility for the safety of swimming pool users. We are seeking to appoint a Lifeguard on a full‑time and permanent basis, to work during term‑time only (35 weeks). General Duties and Responsibilities Maintain a constant surveillance of pool users and recognise and react to signs of danger; Explain and enforce rules, regulations and policies to ensure safety of pool users; Carry out emergency rescues and treatments until medical staff arrive; Provide a professional and friendly welcome to all users; Promote and provide an environment that is clean, safe and comfortable for all users; Ensure timetabled sessions are set up and cleared away promptly; Cleaning duties as required on a day‑to‑day basis to achieve the highest standards of presentation, supported by the Cleaning team; Assist with sports equipment set‑ups and supervise activities; Be familiar with the College’s Health and Safety Policy and its application to all site facilities; Any other reasonable management request. Person Specification The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas: Customer focused with a passion for providing exceptional service; Driven and enthusiastic; Be able to play an active role as part of a team; Be able to work effectively unsupervised and complete set tasks; Be flexible and respond to programme changes as required; Be a good communicator; Able to follow Brighton College’s Policies and Procedures; Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation; Ability to remain calm in emergency situations; Be able to use own initiative and have can‑do attitude; Essential Training Needed Applicants need to have an up to date National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ). First Aid COSHH Child Protection Desirable Training First Aid Manual Handling COSHH Child Protection Hours of Work 40 hours per week split over seven days, which will include early, late and weekend shifts. This is a term‑time (35 weeks) only appointment. Remuneration The salary for this role will be £20,657 per annum (£26,458 full‑time equivalent). This is at the rate of £12.72 per hour, which is equivalent to £14.26 including holiday pay. Holidays Holiday entitlement is included in the salary for this role. All holiday is to be taken outside of the working weeks. Benefits Complimentary lunch is provided. Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances. Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees. Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period. Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment. Employee benefit and discount platform. Wellbeing Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool. Personalised health and wellbeing consultations. Generous sickness policy. Comprehensive wellbeing package. Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library. Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre‑employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website. For full details of the role please see the Job Profile Document below. Category Support Staff (Support Staff) Vacancy Type Permanent Salary The salary for this role will be £20,657 per annum (£26,458 full time equivalent). This is at the rate of £12.72 per hour, which is equivalent to £14.26 including holiday pay. Job Profile Job Profile document #J-18808-Ljbffr