Sport and Leisure Attendant (Lifeguard Qualified)


Company:	Chesterfield Borough Council
Salary:	£13.28 to £13.48 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chesterfield, S40 1LP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

Reference: CBC26076

Salary details: £13.28 to £13.48 per hour

Job term: permanent

Appointment type: part time and full time

Hours: x2 posts at 37 hours per week and 4 variable hours posts

Location: Queens Park Sports Centre and The Healthy Living Centre

Department: Sport and Leisure

Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

Chesterfield Borough Council are looking to recruit sport and leisure attendants at Queens Park Sports Centre and The Healthy Living Centre.

We require motivated, reliable and enthusiastic individuals to work as part of our team carrying out general leisure attendant duties, always ensuring customer safety, lifeguarding, communicating effectively with members of the public and other staff, undertaking cleaning duties and setting up and dismantling sports equipment in a safe environment.

Experience of working with the public and customer care is desirable and ideally you will have experience of working in swimming pools.

We need sport and leisure attendants who will:

be focused on delivering excellent customer service standards

provide safe and effective pool supervision

be part of a motivated team fully embracing the council’s values

ensure high levels of cleanliness and housekeeping are maintained within the centre

support the varied programme of activities and sessions

efficiently communicate with other team members

A current RLSS Lifeguarding qualification is essential for this post.

You will be required to attend regular staff training sessions as part of the requirement of this post.

This post will include shift work including evenings and weekends and bank holidays.

Available vacancies are:

x2 posts at 37 hours per week with key holder responsibilities

x4 posts at zero hours per week, working as and when required

The successful candidate will be subject to a disclosure carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For an informal discussion on any aspect of the post, please email Rebecca Laughton at rebecca.laughton@chesterfield.gov.uk or Dean Mayfield at dean.mayfield@Chesterfield.gov.uk to set up a call, or for further information on this post, please view the job description and person specification attached.

Please highlight on your covering letter the post(s) you wish to apply for.

How to apply

Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.

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Closing date: 4 October 2026

Provisional interview date: 12 October 2026

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