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Location: Repton School, working across both Repton Senior and Repton Prep

Responsible to: Sports Centre Manager

Hours: 40 hours per week

Working Pattern: Flexibility is required, as shifts may include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Salary: Hourly rate dependent on age

Qualification: National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)

Multiple positions are available, and we welcome applications from candidates interested in either full-time or part-time hours.

Join Our Lifeguard Team!

Repton School is looking to recruit a qualified Lifeguard to join our outstanding Sports Centre team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a vibrant, professional environment supporting the day-to-day supervision of our facilities across both Repton Senior and Repton Prep.

As a Lifeguard, you’ll play a key role in:

• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all users

• Delivering excellent customer service to pupils and external visitors

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation

• Supporting the smooth daily operation of the Sports Centre

If you’d prefer to complete an offline application form or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our HR team at HR@repton.org.uk.

Main Responsibilities

• Supervising swimming activities at both the Prep and Senior school, making sure that all safety procedures, 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

• Assist in the setting up of sport facilities, lane ropes, indoor/outdoor hockey etc.

• Assist with management of parking facilities as required.

• Maintaining the standards in the NOP & EAP, and ensuring that all who use the Centre conform to the standards of behavior required of them

• Attending training sessions, as arranged

• Pre-empting accidents by your awareness and diligence whilst on duty

• Follow emergency/incident plans, and complete 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

The Ideal Candidate

• 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

About Repton School

Repton is the ancient capital of Mercia, and the School, founded in 1557 from a bequest from Sir John Port of Etwall, was established on the site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey and latterly a 12th century Augustinian priory and the School today incorporates many of the original buildings from the estate.

The School has over one thousand pupils across the Prep and Senior School, making it large enough to achieve excellence in and out of the classroom, yet small enough for individuals to grow and succeed. Repton and Repton Prep have always enjoyed a very close relationship and in 2020, the schools became a through-school.

At Repton Senior, each pupil, whether day or boarding, is a member of a House. Academic standards are high and creative activities, including music, art, drama and design, flourish. The School has a national profile in sport, in particular in football, hockey, cricket and swimming. Our pupils thrive both in and out of the classroom and they develop the skills, qualities and values that will lead to a successful life.

Repton was one of the first British schools to set up overseas schools with the establishment of Repton School Dubai in 2007, and the development of a community of international schools is key to Repton’s future vision. Currently, Repton has schools in Dubai (2), Abu Dhabi (2), China, and Egypt, with plans to open a further four more over the next few years. Repton also includes five schools in the UK (Repton, Repton Prep, St Wystan’s, Vinehall and Marlborough House) with the ambition to grow its UK family of schools.