Sports Centre Leisure Apprentice

Job Description

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Sports Centre Leisure Apprentice. You will be required to work 30 hours per week as directed by the Head of Sport and Science Facilities. This will include early mornings, evenings and weekends. The salary for this role will be £8.00 per hour for the first 12 months, then National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage dependant on age thereafter.

Apprenticeship Overview:

Working as part of a team, it is the responsibility of the Sports Centre Leisure Apprentice to undertake a range of operational duties such as assisting with the opening and closing of the facility, undertaking routine maintenance of equipment and maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the environment. Alongside these operational functions they ensure programmed activities and services are available for students and staff. The apprenticeship programme through Creative Sport and Leisure covers a duration of 18 months and provides an opportunity to develop skills across a whole range of activities the centre provides. There are five key areas of work all leisure team members will cover:

Leisure and fitness operations

Lifeguard duties

Swimming teaching duties

Gym instruction

Leading group activities

Full training will be given and will lead to the possible attainment of the nationally recognised qualifications below. As the Sports Centre Leisure Apprentice, you will be given an Individual Learning Plan for the following qualifications, which you will undertake in and around your working hours:

One of the following: Swim England’s Level 1 and 2 Teaching Swimming or a STA Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming

A Level 2 Certificate in Fitness or Gym Instruction awarded by; 1st4sport qualifications, Active IQ, Innovate Awarding, NCFE, VCTC or YMCA Awards

A Level 3 certificate in First Aid

Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills (English & Maths), if required

Person Specification:

Interest and/or background in swimming or sports.

Highly organised.

Good time management.

Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

Motivated to learn and achieve new qualifications.

Ability to consider how equalities, diversity and inclusion matters should be considered in a leisure and sports environment.

Sports Centre Leisure Apprentice candidates should be able to achieve the following as part of the swimming test:

Jump/dive into deep water

Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds

Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water

Tread water for 30 seconds

Surface dive to the floor of the pool

Climb out unaided without ladder/steps

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays

Benefits we can offer our Sports Centre Leisure Apprentice:

Complimentary lunch is provided

Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances

Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees

Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period

Brighton College provides a contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment

Perkbox: Employee benefit and rewards platform which provides access to a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources

Wellbeing:

Significantly subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes and use of the gym and swimming pool

Healthy heart checks

Meditation sessions

Generous sickness policy

Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.

For full details of the role please see the Job Profile Document on our website