A lifeguard is employed to guarantee the safety of swimmers or bathers in a municipal swimming pool, private leisure club or a public beach or swimming lake. They are strong and extremely competent swimmers who are capable of rescuing weak or non-swimmers when they get into difficulties in the water. Depending on the employer, you may find that a lifeguard role can include other duties such as pool maintenance, swimming tuition or customer service.
The NPLQ or National Pool Lifeguards Qualification is regarded as the national standard here in the UK and any reputable employer or recruitment agency will expect you to have this. This qualification can be gained during a week-long crash course, or weekly over a long period and covers the key aspects of health and safety, as well as the core skills and competencies that any lifeguard should possess.
In an interview, you'll be expected to demonstrate not only your physical strength and swimming ability, but also people skills and customer service experience.
The flexibility of this type of role means you can work part-time or full-time, or as a temporary position whilst studying at college or university. Or you could use it as the basis for a rewarding career that could develop into leisure management or other travel opportunities.
Casual vacancies command lower salaries while full-time, permanent positions tend to be commensurate with the prestige of the organisation.
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499 Union Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB11 6DB
Global Sports Recruitment is an established agency with years of experience in supplying athletes across the UK, Ireland, and abroad. They cater to a broad range of sports disciplines, including Track & Field, Tennis, Rugby, Field Hockey, Soccer, and Golf. To aid candidates in picking the right athletic career, Global Sports Recruitment is partnered with over 2000 US college coaches.
111 Union Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G1 3TA
Positively Different Solutions is a multi-sector recruitment agency covering Digital, Professional areas like Finance, Business Development and Legal and Industrial verticals like Manufacturing, Production and Engineering. Their reach spans nationwide from their office in Middlewich, offering permanent, temporary and contract positions since 2018. They are also a certified Disability Confident Committed and Mental Health Committed Employer.
14 Seddon St, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9DT
The MBS Group is a recruitment firm that offers an executive search service. They work across multiple sectors, supplying quality personnel in Consumer Services, Fashion & Luxury, Lifestyle, Retail, Tech & Digital, Travel & Leisure, and many more. The company works with PLCs, private equity firms, startups, and private & family-owned businesses. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in London.
3 Primrose Mews, Sharpleshall Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 8YW
Adderley Featherstone was founded in 1991 as an international executive search firm. They offer recruitment solutions for executive search (with or without confidential web advertising), management selection, talent audit, international recruitment, interim appointments, and so on. They have offices located in Leeds, and Geneva, Switzerland.
West Wing, Bowcliffe Hall, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6LP
Arnold Ash Group, with sites in Stepney, US and Malta, helps fulfil recruitment requirements in Change & Transformation and Executive Leadership, offering contingent search, interim hiring and project team recruitment solutions. Supporting firms in Financial Services, Technology & Digital and Gaming & Sports Betting, they have a success rate of 95% since they started in 2013. They are members of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
5th Floor International House 1 St. Katharine's Way, Stepney, London, E1W 1UN
Consortea Ltd is a specialist provider of executive roles for the Media, Sport and Entertainment sectors. Their recruitment process involves psychometric assessment and personality profiling. This London-based agency has completed numerous assignments within the key job disciplines of its target sectors across the UK, Europe and overseas.
49 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 4EG
Huckleberry Sport is a talent outsourcing agency that matches candidates with clients in the Sports industry. Based in London, the agency has other sister companies, namely: Huckleberry Recruitment, Huckleberry Tech, and Huckleberry Finance. Since 2000, they've been filling in roles for areas of discipline such as Commercial & Marketing, Digital, Executive Search, and Media & Entertainment.
20-22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
Annesley Gandon offers specialised recruitment solutions to employers in various employers nationwide. These include Advertising, Catering, Call Centre & Customer Service, Hospitality, Media & Publishing, Marketing, PR, Sales & Account Management, and Travel & Tourism. From its Cambridge headquarters, they fill permanent placements across all levels, such as Bar/Venue Managers, Copywriters, Maintenance/Groundskeepers, and Selling Sales Managers.
46a Whittlesford Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5EW
A national talent acquisition firm, Love Recruitment attracts candidates to for permanent, temporary, and contract assignments. Their expertise focuses on the Fitness and Leisure verticals, mainly the Boutique & Independent Supplier, Commercial Fitness, Retail, and Sales markets. Love Recruitment typically hires the likes of Duty Managers, Front House Assistants, Graphic Designers, Personal Trainers, and Risks & Standard Managers.
Vox Studios, London, Kennington, London, SE11 5JH
With over 20 years of experience, Nanny & Butler is an international recruitment agency in the placement of ChildCare, Households & Estates, Yacht & Family Office Staff. The agency is located in London and provides Rota Nannies, Bilingual Nannies, Special Needs Nannies, Norland Nannies, Governesses, Maternity Nurses and Tutors. They also provide Personal Assistants, Secretarial Staff, Security Staff, and more.
9 Orme Court, Paddington, London, W11 4QA
SPE Connect provides recruitment solutions in Hospitality, Leisure and Retail, predominantly for Middle Management assignments like General and Area Managers. They can recruit for Senior Leadership appointments as well. Covering the whole of the UK, they take pride in having knowledge from over 45 years of exposure in Hospitality, Leisure, Retail and Airline. Their office can be found in Solihull.
1623 Warwick Road Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 9LF
AdMore Recruitment is an award-winning recruiting firm that provides staffing solutions to the Retail Operations, Marketing, Hospitality & Leisure, IT, Property and Finance, Buying, Merchandising & eCommerce, and Consumer industries. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Weybridge, Surrey.
De Havilland Drive, Addlestone, Surrey, KT13 0YP
Pams-People is a firm that specialises in the provision of Exhibition staff countrywide. They are an equal opportunities employer who supplies multi-lingual personnel for roles such as Interpreter, Cashier, Office Staff, Information and Press Office Staff, Bar Staff, and more. The firm also runs cash offices for public/trade shows and supplies professional Conference staff. They have been established for over 30 years.
Promo House Staffing, Grosvenor House, 11 St Pauls Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1RB
Founded in 2001, The IC Partnership is a specialist recruitment agency for the Technology, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Legal and Executive Industries. They provide permanent, interim, and contract staffing solutions, executive search, talent research & intelligence, and more. They recruit for jobs in Fintech, Broadcast Media, Software & Security, Medtech, Semiconductor, Telecoms, and more. The agency is based in Sussex.
3rd Floor, Pelham House, Pelham Square, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4ET
Brabners LLP is a Legal firm that places staff in a wide range of roles at all levels from their Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston offices. The company has a breadth of experience covering the following areas nationwide: Charity, Commercial, Corporate, Family, Healthcare, Housing & Regeneration, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Property & Construction, Real Estate, and Retail. They abide by the guidelines of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Horton House, Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 3YL
Prime Agency Recruitment is a Hotel, Hospitality, Leisure and Property Management recruitment specialist that has been established since 1998. They have a mobile app to refer potential candidates, and have provided both permanent and temporary placements to over 300 companies. The agency covers entry-level to senior management positions and recruits for roles like Reception/Concierge, Bar Staff, Receptionists, Cleaning staff, and more.
27/28 Eastcastle Street, Westminster, London, W1W 8DH
Omnia Recruitment has been recruiting Sales and Marketing professionals since 2005 from their location in Plymouth. They open for permanent assignments from Administrative Support Staff to Account and Relationship Managers to Sales Directors and Heads of Sales. They work across Media, Advertising, Leisure & Hospitality, Operational and Administrative fields. They have an applicant network consisting of seven million contacts from all over the UK.
The Old Fire Store, Manadon Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3UY
4Leisure Recruitment is a specialist recruitment firm that has been providing workforce solutions to the Leisure sector for over 40 years. They provide immediate / emergency cover, contract / fixed term placements, and short-medium term interim placements. They also cover permanent placements and assist with CVs, interviews, and market insights.
Arca Business Centre, Calder House, South Caldeen Road, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, ML5 4EG
Arnold Ash works across Financial Services, Tech & Digital, and Gaming & Sports Betting, performing executive and contingent search and recruitment for change & transformation, project teams and interim staff. They were incorporated in 2013. Their network extends internationally through teams in Stepney, the US and Malta. They are members of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
5th Floor International House 1 St. Katharine's Way London, Stepney, London, E1W 1UN
Hitek Consultants is an independent engineering consultancy that supplies personnel in multiple sectors. The firm is ISO 9001 Quality Assured and approved by the International Accreditation Board. Established in 1995, they recruit candidates such as Mechanical, Electrical or Public Health Engineers. They are also an equal opportunities employer and an investor in people company.
Barn A, The Stables, Parsonage Farm, Hollow Hill Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0JW
Excel Recruitment is a recruitment company that specialises in providing workforce solutions to industries like Accountancy, Facilities Management, IT, HR and Administrative Support. They have over 26 years of industry experience and offer permanent, temporary, and contract placements.
Kingsgate House 114-115 High Holborn, Bloomsbury, London, WC1V 6JJ
MIT Recruitment has a breadth of experience in placing professionals at all levels in a diverse range of industries nationwide. Founded in 1997, the agency sources talent for permanent jobs. They work in various sectors, including Accountancy & Banking, Commercial, Construction, Energy, Engineering, IT, Legal, Pharmaceutical, and Sales. MIT Recruitment is part of a group with MIT Health & Safety.
Birch House, Business Centre, Hen Lon Parcwr, Ruthin, Flintshire, LL15 1NA
Fraser Giles Partnership is an executive search firm offering its services exclusively to the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel, and Retail industries. The company works with a lot of companies from start-ups and private equity firms to blue-chip multinationals. They help businesses appoint for C-Suite and Non-Executive Director job roles. They also make placements in areas such as IT, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Corporate Affairs, etc.
56 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, SW1W 8AX
First Military Recruitment is a staffing company that has expertise in placing contract and permanent ex-Forces and Technical candidates to a variety of clients from well-known global brands to local SMEs. They also specialise in Engineering, Logistics, and Managerial appointments. The company was founded in 2013 and has offices in Cirencester, Fife and Darlington.
1st Floor 80 Queens Road, Bristol, Avon, BS8 1QU
The Dove Partnership delivers personnel to the Accounts, Property, HR, IT, Logistics, and Marketing Industries. The company is based in Hertfordshire, was established in 2003, and has also been recruiting candidates for the Commercial and Industrial sectors. Some roles they recruit for include Facilities Support Operative, Junior Construction Admin, and Accounts Admin Assistant.
Millars Three, Southmill Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3DH
Emmerson-Ross Recruitment is a staffing firm that offers solutions to a wide range of sectors including Accounting & Finance, Administration, Call Centre, Engineering, and IT. They provide services nationally, but they focus primarily in Devon. The firm is independently owned and covers part-time and full-time vacancies for roles such as Training Operations Coordinator, Plumbing Engineer, Sales Order Processor, and Insurance Advisor.
The White House Broomhill Way, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7QL
Established in 1998, Fortel Services is a recruitment company that supplies permanent and contract workers to the Construction sector in the UK. Some roles they recruit for include CCTV Operator, Cleaner, Security Guard, and Gateperson. The company is based in Walsall, West Midlands.
The Forge Old Perry Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BT
Option A People Solutions hires for a variety of industries, including Agriculture, Construction, Hospitality and Warehouse. They have a vast network of connections, with teams in Croatia and the UK, including one in Musselburgh, and partnerships in Romania and Bulgaria. Their operations began in 2012 and they have since worked with clients like Greenvale Growing and The Co-operative Farms.
The Drying House, Eskmills Business Park, Musselburgh, Midlothian, EH21 7PQ
Indago Associates places qualified job seekers in a wide variety of contract appointments at all levels. Serving employers nationwide and overseas, their expertise covers the following sectors: Banking, Financial Services & Legal, Financial Technology, Digital, Social & Creative, E-commerce, Information Technology & Cyber, Leisure & Entertainment, and Retail & FMCG. They also offer contingency, executive search, and project recruitment services.
65 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2M 5TU
Step 2 Recruitment matches the right professional with roles within the Fashion, Retail Operations, Merchandising Leisure, Design & Production, Digital Sales & Marketing, Office Support, and Hospitality markets. They work with businesses of all sizes, from SMEs through to large blue chip organisations. They are based in London, but caters throughout UK and the Middle East.
20-22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
Unitemps, with 17 offices nationwide including one in Birmingham, operates across various sectors including, but not limited to, Admin, Education, Engineering, Scientific and Professional Services. They leverage their experience, which dates back to 1997, in supporting medical practice organisations, publishers, telemarketing services firms and more. They extend permanent, temporary, contract and internship opportunities.
STEAMhouse Birmingham City University Cardigan Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7BD
Autus3 Ltd specialises in Finance recruitment, supporting companies from various markets, including Media, Technology & Communication, Hospitality, Property & Professional Services and Healthcare. Following their director's almost 15 years of experience, they were formed in 2022, in Soho, and have since been reaching out to prospective permanent and interim staff, analysts, controllers and more up to managers, directors and c-suite officers.
Level 3, 207 Regent Street, Soho, London, W1B 3HH
FDU Group is a network of market experts that hires on a temporary, part-time, and permanent basis across the UK. Since its inception in 2009, they primarily concentrate on covering the Finance, Business, and Operations verticals. From their branches throughout London and Manchester, the company caters to clients in the Advertising, Leisure & Hospitality, Life Sciences, Property & Real Estate, Retail & Consumer, and Technology sectors.
1 St Peters Square, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 3DE
Kinsella Legal hires Lawyers and Legal professionals for various markets such as Entertainment, Technology and Financial. Satisfying permanent, contract and interim placements, they offer contingent, retained and executive search options globally through their team in Holborn. Founded in 2010, their customer portfolio includes The Walt Disney Company and Nintendo.
Central Court 25 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane, Holborn, London, WC2A 1AL
Hales Jobs is a provider of recruitment solutions throughout Eastern England, East Anglia and the Home Counties to a variety of sectors including IT, Insurance, Sales, Accounting & Finance, and Social Care. The agency has IIP, ISO 9001, REC accreditations, and has a Gangmasters Licence.
15-16 Traverse, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1BJ
PDR Group, taking pride in having over 30 years of recruitment knowledge, assists commercial and industrial institutions in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London in their staffing requirements. They work on permanent and temporary assignments in accounting, construction, engineering, HR, IT, operations and other fields. They are located in Tunbridge Wells and have a client catalogue that includes Cuisine Studios, Re-Go Autoparts Ltd and Infor.
First Floor 33 Mount Pleasant Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PN
Pertemps is a recruitment consultancy that supplies permanent, contract and temporary staffing solutions to a wide variety of sectors. The firm is a part of the Pertemps Network Group, which has over 250 branches and offices serving the whole of the UK. The agency has an e-service called PAWS that allows clients to order staff using an electronic catalogue. Pertemps offers a 24/7 service.
Suite 2A, Tower House High Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1SQ
Orchid House Solutions specializes in connecting exceptional talent with top-tier opportunities across various industries, Employers seeking skilled professionals and candidates looking for their next career move can rely on our personalized recruitment solutions to ensure the perfect fit every time.
84 Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3AA