Senior Lifeguard

Job Req ID:  309350
Posting Start Date:  1 May 2026
Location: 

Bishops Castle, Shropshire, GB, SY9 5AY

Contract Type:  Part Time
Job Advertisement: 

Location: Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
Contract Type: Part Time
Working Hours: 32 hours per week to cover a mixture of shifts on a 2 week rota including weekends
Salary: £13 per hour + Excellent Benefits


At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Shropshire Community Leisure Trust.

 

Shropshire Community Leisure Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for Senior Lifeguards to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

 

 

As the Senior Lifeguard, the purpose of the role will be to work within the centre whilst ensuring customer safety and high standards of service and customer care. You will be reporting to the duty manager and in the duty manager’s absence, the successful candidate will be managing the facility and ensure all activities are delivered to a high standard.

Furthermore, you will be involved in supervising specific activities, maintaining high standards of cleanliness, and working on the safe handling and set up of equipment.

Without you there can’t be any pool activity. But you won’t be working alone. Our leisure centre has a close knit and supportive team, all working towards providing an inclusive leisure hub for the entire community.
 
We share your passion for leisure, and we will offer a safe, fun, and professional working environment with excellent development opportunities.  You will also receive free gym membership and other various discounts.
 
 

About you

 

We are looking to hear from candidates who have previous experience in a leisure environment, as well as previous experience of pool supervision and you can demonstrate a can-do attitude to get the job done.
 

As the senior lifeguard you’ll naturally need to be safety conscious, vigilant, and able to deal with pressurised situations. Lastly, you’ll need to have strong swimming skills and it’s desirable that you hold a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (Royal Life Saving Society) or equivalent & first aid qualification to be considered for this role, however full training can be provided.  
 
If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply today!


 
Why Join us

 

A place you can make an impact: Working within Leisure means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that the communities we serve receive exceptional service and you’ll help to provide our local communities with a safe and fun environment to stay healthy and connected to others. 
 
A place you can count on: It takes a diverse team to support our Leisure business and we’re big on internal progression. So, whether you specialise your skills, undertake additional training or progress into senior management you’ll find all the opportunity you need to evolve your career. 
 
A place for you: Our staff are dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and we welcome those who take similar pride in their work. 
 
 
What we offer 
•    Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
•    Free safeguarding training and DBS check 
•    Excellent Development and Training Opportunities  
•    6% employer matched pension contribution
•    25 days annual leave + public holidays
•    Life assurance up to 2x base salary
•    For all Leisure benefits please see Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits
 
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Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

 

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