Leisure Team Member Apprenticeship

Summary

Are you passionate about Sport, Exercise and Fitness? Freedom Leisure are looking for a new Leisure Team Member Apprentice. The role involves Fitness Instructing, Lifeguarding, Swim Teaching, and leading group activity sessions! Apply now!

Annual wage: £12,314 a year
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Training course: Leisure team member (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Sunday - Exact shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 18 October
Duration: 1 Year 3 Months
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Are you a competent swimmer?

Are you looking for an opportunity to move into the Leisure industry?

Freedom leisure actively promotes healthy lifestyles, and our community facilities are the perfect place to achieve this.

We are looking for Apprentice Leisure Team Members to join our team. You will need to possess a good worth ethic, and be a strong swimmer, to pass the NPLQ qualification. You will be customer focused, and able to deliver excellent customer service at all times. You must have a desire to learn, as this is a fantastic opportunity, as there are opportunities after completing the Apprenticeship to other career routes within the Leisure industry.

Your duties will include:

Provide exceptional customer service to all members
Assisting with gym tours and inductions
Covering Lifeguard positions
Support the centre swim teaching team to deliver exceptional swimming lessons
Adopting a customer service focussed approach to your responsibilities
Showing members how to use the gym equipment and machines
Creating personal exercise places for members
Understanding Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
Support and motivate clients who take part in physical activity
Safe and effective pool supervision
Equipment setups safely and on time
Effective communication with other team members

At Freedom Leisure, you will be studying towards your Leisure Team Member Level 2 apprenticeship over the course of 15-months.

Where you’ll work

Westbourne Close

BA9 9SP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Your training course

Leisure team member (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Work in a team to support peers and colleagues to meet the goals of the business.

Communicate (written, verbal) accurately and effectively and in line with legal requirements. E.g. Information on products and accident reporting procedures.

Undertake the operational housekeeping of the leisure facility. For example, assembling, dismantling, routine maintenance and storage of equipment. Cleaning tasks. Opening and closing procedures, including evacuation. Safe set up of equipment and activities.

Monitor customer use of equipment and ensure their safety, intervening as necessary.

Comply with the legal requirements to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all colleagues and customers within the facility, such as Equality Act, HSE Act, COSHH, RIDDOR, Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Data Protection, BSI and European guidelines relevant to the environment, first aid regulations.

Use IT including front of house system, social media and digital channels.

Perform all the duties of a swimming teacher including; delivering swimming lessons that develop water confidence, core aquatic skills, safety and technical skills across a range of participants of different abilities from non swimmer to advanced. Promoting and raising awareness of swimming opportunities. Supervising and leading swimming teachers assistants.

Perform the duties of a lifeguard including; working as part of a team to provide safe supervision of swimmers and prevent accidents. How to intervien providing rescues and life saving techniques when necessary.

Perform all of the duties of a gym instructor; including; conducting, gym inductions, client consultations, assessment and review and health screening. Use underpinning knowledge of anatomy, physiology, human movement and biomechanics and applying fitness training techniques. Planning, reviewing and delivering safe and effective gym based exercise programmes with individuals and small groups.

Plan activity sessions using techniques that are suitable for the participant(s) and their goals.

Undertake pre-activity screening and health and safety checks when leading group sessions/classes.

Lead groups using appropriate communication methods and instructing styles and apply suitable group management techniques when instructing participants.

Your training plan

Leisure Team Member Apprenticeship Level 2 including Functional Skills in maths and English.

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

None required (grade None required)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Team Working
Organisation Skills

Other requirements

37hrs a week - Rota Basis

About this company

Freedom Leisure is one of the UK's leading not-for-profit charitable leisure and cultural trusts. We operate over 100 leisure, cultural and entertainment venues across the UK. Our mission is to 'improve lives through leisure'. We actively promote healthy lifestyles across the communities we serve. We provide high quality, affordable and accessible physical activity, mental health and social opportunities in local community facilities.

After this apprenticeship

Progression within the company. The qualifications and experience gained from this apprenticeship will allow you to apply for further roles within this sector.

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