Leisure center Assistant Careers

WORK ENVIRONMENT:-

The leisure center assistant is responsible for supervising and helping the visitor for making use of leisure center facilities. You will have to perform variety of tasks, normally comprising:

• sell the tickets and make reservations
• ensuring that all the area and facilities are kept neat and clean
• recruiting a help-desk in reception area

• maintain the swimming pool and see to it that it is safe
• taking apart, setting up and preserving equipment
• assisting in the catering section, put up for sale foodstuff and drink

In diminutive center you might be implicated in all these activities. At a big center you might be able to concentrate in the specific area like outdoor sports and swimming pool supervision.

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:-

You will not require a specific qualification for the position of the leisure center assistant. You can also have the benefit when searching for work if you have the experience of customer service.

Proper qualification like lifeguard requirement and coaching award can be supportive. You should also have the certificate of first aid.

The clearance of CRB (Criminal Record Bureau) is also needed.

• Criminal Records Bureau

The series of Apprenticeships available in your region will be based on the skills type the employer requires and the confined jobs market. To get the detailed information about the Apprenticeship give the visit to the website of Apprenticeship.

• Apprenticeships

TRAINING DETAILS:-

If you are working as a leisure center assistant there are various qualifications you can finish assisting the progress of your profession.

The Institute of Sports and Recreational Management (ISRM) present the Operation Certificate and other ISRM courses comprising:

• National Pool Plant Operators Certification
• National Pool Plant Operators Foundation Certification
• National Pool Plant Professional Update Training

You can also work towards Level 2 NVQ in Sport, Recreation and Allied Occupations: Operational Services.

With experience you might work for administrative qualification like those which are presented by the ISRM. Give a visit to the website of ISRM for all the information.

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE:-

• interested in the sports education and health activities
• excellent communication skills
• good people skills
• understanding of health and safety
• suppleness
• enthusiastic to perform the routine duties

SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS:-

Leisure center assistants might earn from £ 12,500 to around £ 19,000 p.a.

WORKING CONDITIONS:-

You will possibly work for 40 hours in a week on the full-time basis. Recreational work is frequently offered. This will comprise of shifts which will cover weekends, evenings and public holidays.

Your duty can be physically challenging, as it might involve moving and placing the equipments.

DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES:-

You can search for job in any of the rising number of leisure centers which is operated by local authorities and hotels, private sector companies and holiday centers.

With your experience and additional qualification you can step forward to the management or administrative position. Other alternative will be to give training for the professional area like sports training, instructing and lifeguarding.

Vacancies are advertised in the press and on the site of Leisure Opportunities and leisureweek.com.

• leisureweek.com
• Leisure jobs

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