Casual Recreation Assistant (Life guard)

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: SC2 (£28,617 – £29,025) Pro Rata
Work location: Multiple leisure sites across Haringey, including:
Park Road Leisure Centre, Park Road, London N8 8JN
Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, London N15 4JA
New River Sport & Fitness, White Hart Lane, London N22 5QW
(Site‑based only)
Hours: Casual – as and when required
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 3rd May 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/C 18th May 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

As a Recreation Assistant working across all Haringey Leisure sites, you will help create a safe, clean and welcoming environment for visitors at any of our centres. While you may be scheduled at one site more frequently than others, you are required to work flexibly across locations whenever needed. Your responsibilities will include supervising customers to ensure safe use of facilities, assisting with the set‑up and dismantling of equipment for activities, carrying out regular building and safety checks, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout each centre, including changing rooms and communal areas. You will also support customers with enquiries, enforce centre rules, administer first aid when required, and provide visible supervision within pool and fitness areas in line with operational procedures.

About the team

You will join the Wellbeing & Climate team within the Environment and Resident Experience directorate, working closely with Duty Managers, Shift Supervisors and colleagues across Haringey’s leisure network. The team supports a diverse community of centre users, sports clubs, tenants and partner organisations, all committed to delivering high‑quality leisure services. Working in this fast‑paced and customer‑focused environment, you will collaborate with colleagues to ensure smooth daily operations, excellent customer service and the safe delivery of activities across the centre.

About you

You will be a friendly, proactive and reliable individual with strong communication skills and the ability to provide excellent customer service. You should feel confident working both independently and as part of a team, be able to carry out cleaning duties, safely handle sports equipment and demonstrate good awareness of Health & Safety practices. You must be willing to work shifts, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A nationally recognised pool lifeguard qualification such as RLSS NPLQ or NARS is essential for working on wet‑side areas, and a First Aid at Work or AED qualification is desirable

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council, we are committed to creating a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, included and able to perform at their best. We recognise the importance of a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities, helping us continue to make a meaningful difference to our residents.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk