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HOURS OF WORK: The pool is generally open 6am to 10pm throughout the year. This role would cover 37.5 hours per week on a shift rota who work on a rota system between these hours

Main areas of the role

To be a member of the team by assisting the pool manager/ assistant pool manager in the daily operations of the swimming pool complex. Ensure the safety of the users and compliance with all safety legislation and procedures.

• To be vigilant and proactive in terms of providing a safe environment for College pupils under “Duty of Care” procedures.
• To be proactive and supportive when dealing with Health Club Members and external swim clubs, being vigilant of their needs and focused on service.
• Ensure the pool and surrounding area is maintained in a safe condition in compliance with current Health and Safety legislation.
• Engagement with all pool Risk Assessments; updating and/or creating as necessary.
• Maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the pool complex.
• Ensure the correct behaviour and use of the pool by all users in accordance with the pool’s rules and safety regulations.
• Ensure all the pools NOPs, EAP and documented procedures are adhered to. From time-to-time fully assist in the updating of these procedures.
• Carry out routine plant and building works to ensure correct water and atmospheric conditions are maintained. Engagement with the College work-service protocols.
• Assist the manager in developing pool activities (commercial contracts) and act as a key ‘customer manager’ for nominated external clubs.
• When required, order specific pool consumables from the various external suppliers.
• Provide full cover for pool operations and activities in the absence of the pool manager.

Located in beautiful Wiltshire, in one of the most attractive market towns in the country, the College benefits from a 286-acre site, stunning period buildings including a Gothic Revival chapel and the neoclassical Memorial Hall, which is also a world-class concert hall, and university-quality sporting facilities. The campus is centred around the magical Marlborough Mound, a 4,000-year-old Neolithic mound, reputedly the burial place of Merlin. The College enjoys the advantages of being within easy reach of Heathrow, London and, indeed, many other parts of the country.

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