Leisure Operative
Job description
Responsible for carrying out day to day duties for the service and designated facilities to a high standard whilst adhering to all health, safety, supervision, customer service, and operational procedure, policies and practices. Undertake reception duties as required ensuring a comprehensive customer service at all times.
Responsibilities
- Supervise users of leisure facilities/services including lifeguarding duties and ensure that customers conduct themselves appropriately and in accordance with the facilities rules, regulations and operational practices.
- Responsible for completing all designated day to day operational duties of the facility whilst adhering to all procedures, policies and practices.
- Ensure high levels of cleanliness are maintained throughout all Leisure facilities and the immediate vicinity (including equipment) and carry out regular compliance and monitoring checks and address non-compliance as required ensuring high standard.
- Prepare set ups, dismantle and/or store equipment in the delivery of facility programmed services accordance with standard operating procedures and health and safety obligations.
- Complete routine inspections of equipment and activity areas, carry out low level maintenance, report any defects and complete relevant administration documentation such as inspection logs as required.
- Identify potential hazards, log and report all incidents/accidents ensuring in accordance with reporting procedures.
- Ensure high levels of customer care, deal with customer related queries and be proactive in ensuring customers receive a positivensure operational areas and/or where applicable public belongings are secure in accordance with specified procedures.
- Undertake reception duties as required ensuring all system booking and cash handling procedures are followed at all times.
- Participate in and ensure compliance with all Council policies and procedures and operate within the highest standards of personal behaviour which reflect the core values of the organisation.
- Ensure full compliance with Health and Safety requirements and legislation in accordance with Council’s Policies and Procedures.
- Comply with and actively promote the Council’s policies and procedures on all aspects of equality.
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to scale, which may be required from time to time.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Hold a current National Lifeguard Qualification (edition 10) in date.
- One years’ demonstrable experience working in a leisure and sports environment to include: Customer Service, Carrying out an maintaining high standard or cleaning, Set up and dismantle equipment.
- Knowledge and application of Health and Safety in a leisure and sports environment.
- Knowledge and application of Microsoft Office.
Desirable Skills
- Have a current first aid qualification in date.
Further Information
Location: City Baths, Derry. 1 x 25 hrs Permanent post. 1 x 16.75 hrs Temporary post to cover Maternity Leave. Must be available to work a flexible shift pattern to include, evenings and weekends. See Job information pack for further information.
- Vacancy ID
- 1722783
- Job ref.
- 25/64
- Job Sector
- Leisure
- Area
- Derry or Londonderry
- Location
- Derry/Londonderry & Strabane Area
- Salary
- Scale 3 SCP 7-9 £25,584-£26,409 per annum.
- No. vacancies
- 2
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 25
- Published date
- 17/06/2025
- Closing date
- 02/07/2025
- Worktime
- See further information