North Tyneside Council’s Sport and Leisure service is offering an exciting opportunity to join our high performing team. We are specifically looking to recruit a full time Leisure Assistant based at Tynemouth Pool in North Shields.
It is essential that the suitable applicant has a valid RLSS pool lifeguard qualification or equivalent.
We currently operate 5 state of the art indoor leisure sites across the borough, the facilities include four swimming pools, multi-functional fitness suites, sports halls, studios, and outdoor pitches. The service attracts over one million visitors a year.
The main duties of this post include, keeping the public safe in the pool area, ensuring the facility is always clean and presentable and maintaining an excellent level of customer care. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate North Tyneside Council’s values and behaviour's, ‘we care, we listen, we are ambitious, and we are good value for money’.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate they are able to use their own initiative, be able to work as part of a team and on their own, you should always strive for excellent customer care, by providing an efficient and friendly service, listening to, and caring for our residents. Please refer to the job description and job specification for the full range of duties to be undertaken and the skills and experience required.
As part of this role, you will be required to work a set shift pattern including evening and weekend working. In addition, you may be required to work at any site across the borough.
The salary is Grade 5 (SCP 7-9), £26,403-£27,254 plus shift allowance and weekend enhancements.
In return for your valuable contribution, you will have access to our excellent benefits package:
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (for contracts of 3 months or more)
- A supportive Occupational Sick Pay scheme
- A generous annual leave allowance, which increases with service, plus bank holidays
- Annual pay increments up to the top of the salary grade
- Access to Occupational Health services including physiotherapy and counselling
- Our Employee Assistance Programme which includes a telephone helpline and extensive online resources for support and advice
- Extensive training and development opportunities including access to our Learning Pool online platform
- Supported career progression
- Discounted membership of our Leisure Centre's including 5 gyms; 4 pools; 1 health suite and over 250 classes every week
- The ‘Benefits Plus' Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for Car Leasing; Cycle to Work Scheme; additional annual leave, public transport season tickets, and professional subscriptions
- Credit Union Savings Scheme
The successful candidate
For an informal conversation regarding the vacancy, please contact:
Mark Keech-Team Leader
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, and an Enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.
Why North Tyneside Council?
Our People First strategy is our promise to make North Tyneside Council an exceptional place to work, where everyone can thrive and flourish. A place where people want to work, where joining our team is an exciting prospect, staying with us feels like a great decision, and building your career at North Tyneside Council is a natural progression.
As part of our People First strategy, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our success and the well-being of our employees and residents. Our goal is to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome, safe and valued.
Together, we're crafting a workplace that's built on our values and a shared commitment to making a difference.
If you are passionate and committed about making a difference and want to work somewhere where you can make positive change, we will provide the right environment for you to excel.
Alongside our People First strategy, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s business.
Require a reasonable adjustment? If you feel a reasonable adjustment will provide additional support in both the recruitment process and within the workplace, please indicate this to the hiring manager on your application. Declaring a reasonable adjustment will not subject you to any form of discrimination when determining which applicants are successful for interview and employment with us.
Our Carbon Net-Zero 2030 Action Plan
In 2019, North Tyneside Council declared a climate emergency. This declaration set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of the council’s operations, and the borough, by 50% by 2023 and to align to the Government’s net zero target of 2050.
We recognise the significant role we can play in the borough in helping to limit climate change, but we can’t do this alone; we need help from all our residents, businesses, voluntary and community sectors and of course all those who apply and work for us. Together we can make North Tyneside a sustainable place to live and work for everyone in the borough.
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