Leisure Attendant II / Lifeguard

Closing date: 19 th June 2026 Leisure Attendant II / Lifeguard Tropicana Outdoor Swimming Pool, Central Promenade, Newcastle Temporary (Approx 9 weeks) £14.07 per hour 26.25 per hour Main Purpose The post holder will provide customer service support to individual and group patrons of the Leisure Centre, to help ensure visitor comfort, safety and enjoyment. This includes, as required during shift, fitness instruction/fitness classes (where qualified), gym supervision, coaching and swimming instruction (where qualified), lifeguarding and cleaning and upkeep of facilities as required. Main Roles and Responsibilities 1. Responsible for undertaking lifeguarding duties, as determined by rota, to professionally recognised standards: a) Keeping a close watch over the pool, associated features (eg flume, leisure area, health suite and soft play area etc) and the users, exercising the appropriate level of control b) Communicating effectively with facility users and colleagues c) Anticipating problems and preventing accidents d) Intervention to prevent unsafe behaviour e) Identifying emergencies quickly and taking appropriate action. f) Carrying out rescues from the water and associated features. g) Giving immediate First Aid to any casualty h) Supervising a variety of facilities and water based activities; swimming tuition, fitness training, diving, school activities, aqua aerobics, canoeing, water polo, sub-aqua etc. i) Assisting with crowd control, including the ..... full job details .....