Reference: CBC26013a
Salary details: £12.85 to £13.85 per hour
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: part time
Hours: x1 post at 10 hours per week and x1 post at 18 hours and 30 minutes per week
Location: Queens Park Sports Centre
Department: Sport and Leisure
Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
We are looking for new additions to join our team to work at the modern leisure facilities within Chesterfield Borough Council.
Duties include providing lifeguard cover, customer engagement, supervision, cleaning, equipment set ups, and membership sales. You must be a highly motivated, flexible and resourceful individual who can maintain a customer-focused approach to all our sport and leisure activities.
The successful candidate must hold a current National Pool Lifeguard award. Further coaching qualifications are desirable but not essential as we are looking for the right quality of individual.
The post requires regular unsocial hours working including availability at evenings and weekends involving a variety of services and roles provided at all council’s sports and leisure venues within the Borough.
We have 2 part time vacancies available. One post at 18 hours and 30 minutes per week and one post at 10 hours per week at Queens Park Sports Centre. Rota is as follows:
10 hour position – Same shifts every week:
Thursday 3-9.30pm
Sunday 4pm-7.30pm
18.5 hour position – 6 week rota
Week 1: Thursday 6.30am-2pm and Friday 6.30am-2pm
Week 2: Monday 2.30-10.15pm, Tuesday 2.30-10.15pm and Friday 2.30-10.15pm
Week 3: Saturday 1-8.30pm and Sunday 12:-8.30pm
Week 4: Monday 12-4pm, Wednesday 2-9.30pm, Thursday 2-9.30pm and Friday 2-9.30pm
Week 5: Thursday 7-3pm and Friday 7-3pm
Week 6: Saturday 8-4pm and Sunday 8.30-4pm
The successful candidate will be subject to a disclosure carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For an informal discussion on any aspect of the post, please email Rebecca Laughton at rebecca.laughton@chesterfield.gov.uk to set up a call, or for further information on this post, please view the job description and person specification attached.
Please highlight on your covering letter the hours you are applying for.
How to apply
CVs are not accepted for this vacancy, please download and complete the application form and return it by email to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk. Your application must be received no later than the closing date shown below.
See our guide to applying for tips on how to complete your application form and for details of other ways to apply.
Closing date: 7 June 2026
Provisional interview date: to be confirmed
