Working hours: As and when required

Contract type: Casual

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) of the child workforce, including a children’s barred list check is required for this role.

Colchester City Council is committed to delivering high-quality and accessible services to residents, visitors and businesses. We are a local government authority providing a diverse range of public and commercial services across Colchester, the second largest district in Essex.

The Council are seeking a Casual Trainer & Assessor who can deliver new candidate courses and ongoing training to our staff who hold Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) qualifications.

Duties of the role

As a key member of the Training Team, you will deliver high-quality training and assessments to staff holding RLSS UK qualifications, helping to maintain competence, confidence and compliance across our Leisure Assistant and Swim Teacher teams.

You will play an important role in supporting Leisure World's status as an RLSS UK Approved Training Centre, working alongside the Training Co-ordinator, Trainer Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers to deliver an engaging, professional and compliant training programme for both existing staff and new candidates.

Through your expertise and commitment to developing others, you will contribute to the safety, performance and continuous improvement of our teams and services.

Qualifications and skills required

To be considered at short listing, candidates must hold as a minimum:

Trainer Assessor Core
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification Trainer Specialism
A current National Pool Lifeguard Certificate or Life Support 3
A current RLSS UK License to Operate membership

What we offer

The Council encourages all employees to maximise their potential. You will be entitled to join an attractive pension scheme.

Other benefits include:

Flexible working
Gym, travel and online retail discounts
Excellent training, development and progression opportunities

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Jack, Interim Lifeguard Trainer and Assessor, email: Jack.Tiffin@colchester.gov.uk

For a copy of the job description, please click here.

Colchester City Council has a wide range of services and facilities that can involve dealing with children or vulnerable adults. We treat our obligations for the safety of children and vulnerable adults seriously and expect our staff to be committed to the principles of our published policies and to adhere to the procedures contained within them.