Thursday, 28 August 2025

**Location**

Diss Swim Centre, 106 Victoria Road, Diss, IP22 4JG

**Application Deadline**

Thursday, August 28, 2025

**Salary Band**

Band A - £22,390 - £23,250

**Hours**

4.5 hours per week

**Contract Type**

Part time permanent

**Job Summary**

**Hourly Rate: £12.60 per hour**(£24,309 per annum for full time hours)

**Contract Type: Permanant Part Time**

**Hours: 4.5 hours per week**

Diss Swim Centre has been part of the community of Diss for a long time and continues to offer a great customer experience. We are looking to welcome a Leisure Assistant / Lifeguard to our friendly and highly successful team. Every day at Diss Swim Centre is different and with a rolling shift patten you will always be working with different people, and the various activities and timetables will keep you on your toes.

The role will involve supervising the pool and other activities, ensuring the safety of all users by taking preventative measures and action as necessary. It will also involve providing operational support as and when needed to facilitate the smooth running of the centre, including cleaning, setting up for activity bookings, centre tours and reception duties. You will also be involved in assisting swim teachers with lessons as required, stock checks, health and safety checks, and will be required to provide necessary first aid when necessary. The role provides regular training to maintain skills and expertise and attain and maintain validation of competence.

Dealing with the public is the key element of this role, always ensuring that great customer service is provided. Our teams work across our leisure centres, so you need to be able to have your own means transport and enjoy this flexible working style.

**About You**

You will need to be able to work a combination of early, day and late shifts on a rota basis over a seven-day period to accommodate the centre’s opening hours.

For further information about the role or our organisation, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the recruiting manager, or the People Team as follows:
**Becky Watts - Assistant Centre Manager**

**Closing Date**:28th August 2025

**Further Information**

**Why Join Us?**

We offer flexible working hours for most office-based roles, allowing for a healthy work-life balance. As part of our team, you will enjoy a range of employee benefits, including free onsite parking, employee discounts, a competitive holiday allowance, wellbeing initiatives, and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

You will be joining a progressive and supportive organisation that is committed to making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

**To hear why our employees think that working for us is so special, please visit our**website**.**

**_South Norfolk and Broadland Councils are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and all applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate checks for the position, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service._**

**Organisation Information