Lifeguard

Location: Repton School - Sports Centre

Responsible to:  Sports Centre and Enterprises Manager

Contract Type: Casual, zero hours contract.

Hours of work: To be agreed at interview - flexible to suit the availability of the successful candidate. 

Repton School is seeking to recruit a casual, NPLQ qualified Lifeguard to work within our outstanding Sports Centre to assist with the day to day supervision of facilities. 

You will play an important part of the day to day running of the centre and provide excellent customer service for both our pupils and external visitors. You will be responsible for maintaining the high standard of cleanliness of the Sports Centre, ensuring the centre is presentable and a safe environment for our visitors and employees at all times. 

For a detailed description of duties, please view the job description.

The closing date for applications is 18th October 2023.

Main Responsibilities.

• Assist in the setting up of sport facilities, lane ropes, indoor hockey etc.
• Maintaining the standards in the NOP & EAP, and ensuring that all who use the centre conform to the standards of behaviour required of them
• Attending training sessions, as arranged
• Pre-empting accidents by your awareness and diligence whilst on duty
• Follow or emergency/incident plans, and completing appropriate reporting paperwork
• While on duty, remaining in earshot of the alarm warning system
• Making sure that the centre, pool and outdoor facilities are clean and tidy
• To be able to perform basic duties in the coffee shop and on reception, especially during busy periods
• All such other duties as the school may reasonably from time to time communicate either orally or in writing to you
• Supervising swimming activities at both the Prep and Senior school, making sure that all safety procedure, guidelines, and policies are followed
• Warning of unsafe activities and enforcing water safety policies and pool regulations
• Providing first aid in the event of injury, rescuing swimmers in danger or distress
• Inspecting pool equipment, facilities and water to make sure they are usable and safe

Person Specification

Candidate Profile

• High energy, resilient, can-do attitude, proactive approach
• Approachable, polite & calm under pressure
• Professional in appearance and demeanour
• Technically capable and willing to learn
• Confident verbal communicator, able to communicate effectively with professionals, staff, pupils and contractors
• Used to working at pace and managing a diverse and varied portfolio of work
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Confident and competent in the use of technology and supporting databases
• Care and attention, particularly for all aspects of health and safety, and for data management and protection

Qualifications

• NPLQ (required)

About Repton School

Repton School, founded in 1557, is a leading co-educational School situated in the historic village of Repton. Five miles from Burton upon Trent and eight miles from Derby, Repton lies in the very centre of England. The School boasts a consistently fine academic record and is active and successful in a wide range of other activities. The School’s 600 plus pupils, both boys and girls, are predominantly boarders. Each belongs to one of the ten boarding houses. Repton prides itself on its long and close association with the village. 

With the establishment of Repton Dubai in 2007, Repton was a pioneer among UK independent schools in establishing overseas ‘branches’. Repton International Schools Ltd has now established a family of six international schools (seven as of September), with four in the UAE, one in China, one in Malaysia and Repton Cairo opening in September. The School takes great pride in its international family and works closely with its overseas partners to ensure that each Repton International school fully reflects the ethos and values of the UK school.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, therefore the following shall be deemed to be included, in addition to the duties that you may be required to perform:

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 it is a criminal offence for a person over 18 (e.g. teacher, matron, sports coach) to have a sexual relationship with a child under 18 where that person is in a position of trust in respect of that child, even if the relationship is consensual. This applies where the child is in full-time education and the person works in the same establishment as the child, even if s/he does not teach the child. Moreover, whatever the age of the pupil, a sexual relationship between an employee and a pupil will be considered an abuse of a position of trust and gross misconduct, likely to result in dismissal.