South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre is one of Chelmsford City Council’s leisure facilities, offering a variety of sporting activities where there is something for everyone. Every member of staff plays their role, working within a team in a fast-paced environment.

We’re looking for a committed, customer focused individual to join our team in the pools complex. If you’re a confident communicator with excellent people skills and hold the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, the successful applicant will play a key part in keeping our swimmers safe, supporting the smooth running of the Centre, and helping maintain a clean, welcoming environment throughout the pools complex. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference to our community while working as part of a supportive team.

This position is an average of 37 hours per week on a rota basis covering the operational hours of the centre which is from 6:00am to 10:30pm, including weekends and bank holidays, so flexibility is a must.

Interviews are currently scheduled for 1st and 2nd October 2026.

Please note should sufficient applications be received prior to the closing date, we may close the role for applications early.

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Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment checks which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.

To view further details for this role including a job description, please click the link on the attachments section.