David Ross Sports Village Sports Assistant /Lifeguard

Please note that the salary advertised is based on a standard salary of £22,162 - £22,522 (per annum pro-rata) PLUS shift allowance which is subject to change. Shift allowance is only applied to specific roles within the University and therefore will not be carried forward to any additional roles undertaken at the University where this allowance does not apply.

Do you love sport and want to work in a role that allows you to do something that you are passionate about every day? 

Would you like to be part of our ambitious future, working within sector leading sports facilities providing health, wellbeing, and exercise opportunities for our university communities, including international and elite athletes? 

If so, we would love you to join our team of Sports Assistants and Lifeguards based at the David Ross Sports Village on our Nottingham campus.

In this role, we will support you to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications to further your career in Sport. 

And don’t worry if you’re not yet fully qualified, we will provide fully funded training in your first 6 months with us to ensure you achieve the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) and in addition, our team of Professional Development experts will work with you to find the course, funding or programme you need to help you fulfil your potential.

A team player, you will bring a passion for customer care and a desire to deliver excellent service to the role. Working on a rota basis, you will ensure the highest standards of facility operation, set up and delivery of activities and large events, as well as providing safe supervision of customers and lifeguard cover of our 25-meter indoor swimming pool.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a generous holiday allowance of 26 days plus 8 public holidays, pension scheme and access to leisure and childcare facilities across our campuses.

Candidates will need to be flexible in their approach to their working week, noting that evening, weekend, and work over public holidays will be required. Core hours for the David Ross Sports Village are 6.00am to 11.00pm. 

The post is offered on a permanent contract. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours per week). Job share arrangements may be considered.

Note; Interviews for the roles will include a practical swim competency test to take place within the swimming pool. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Cameron Offer, email cameron.offer@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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We want you to succeed in our recruitment process and have published Candidate Guidance for you to access information and support on application and interview process.

We offer a range of benefits, visit Your Benefits website to learn what we can offer you.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe and we want to make your transition to living in the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page to find out more.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

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