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.
"Promoting active lifestyles with talented professionals in sports and recreation. From fitness instructors to event coordinators, we provide candidates dedicated to enhancing health, wellness, and enjoyment. Our experts bring passion, energy, and creativity to every role. Build a team that inspires and entertains."
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LT
Executives In Sport Group is a sports recruitment specialist that supplies workforce solutions in the Sports & Leisure industries. Their services include executive search, contingency recruitment, and non-executive appointments. The agency reports having a 100% search success rate.
Unit 4, Castle View Trafalgar Wharf, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4PX
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
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
A London-based talent acquisition agency, Hawtrey Dene Resourcing deals with various markets nationwide and abroad. They specialises in delivering qualified staff to a wide variety of permanent and interim positions at all levels. Since 2010, the firm has been catering to clients in the public and private sectors. Hawtrey Dene Resourcing is a member of the Investors in People that covers FMCG, Manufacturing, Private Equity, and Retail verticals.
The Stanley Building, Pancras Square, Islington, London, N1C 4AG
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
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
Mum, established in 2019, meets the staffing requirements of an array of employers in the Hospitality and Leisure verticals. With a team based in London, they also cover the Catering, Recreation, Sports, and Travel divisions. Mum operates nationwide and aids in meeting appointments across all levels. These include Commercial Director, Director of Operations, Executive Chef, Group Financial Controller, and Marketing Manager.
Pharmacy Chambers, High Street, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6AP
Stafflex is a Huddersfield-based agency that has been recruiting personnel across the West Yorkshire region since 2000. They particularly specialise in the Education, Office, Industrial, and Engineering fields. They have won multiple awards and gained numerous accreditations - they are a Corporate Member of the REC, Investors in People accredited, a Crown Commercial Service Supplier, and a member of the Association of Labour Providers.
International House Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3EE
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
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
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
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
Drayton Partners is a trusted multi-disciplinary provider of staffing solutions to an extensive client portfolio across the UK. Since its inception in 2010, they have been attracting professionals to a wide variety of assignments at all levels, such as board-level roles. The talent sourcing firm deals with the Commercial industry and covers various divisions. These include Apparel & Footwear, Health & Wellness, and Retail & Leisure.
Collingwood House Fleming Building Burdon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE2 3AE
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
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
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.
3rd Floor, Kingsgate House 114-115 High Holborn, Bloomsbury, London, WC1V 6JJ
COREcruitment addresses placements within the Service sectors, such as Hospitality, Catering, Leisure and FMCG. They operate on a worldwide basis with headquarters in London, and satellite offices in Europe, US, Canada, South Africa and Middle East.
8 Nile Street, Islington, London, N1 7RF
Bolt Staffing Solutions has been working across numerous markets including, but not limited to, Customer Service, Sales, Help Desk, Office Support, Clerical, Call Centre, Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance Tech and Warehouse & Distribution since 2021. Partnering with public and private organisations of all sizes, they work on permanent, temporary and contract qualified, professional and skilled staffing needs. They are located in Wigton.
20 New Street, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9AL
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 7BP
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
Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd is a multi-sector supplier of personnel to various permanent, temporary, and contract positions across the UK. They have been delivering candidates to a broad range of sectors, including Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Non-for-Profit, Retail, Hospitality, & Leisure, and Social Housing for over 12 years. Blue Octopus was recognsed as Best Online Candidate Experience by the Onrec Awards in 2019.
Octo House, 2 station Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3HX
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
Founded in 2010, Thewlis Graham Associates is an executive search and selection consultancy that specialises in providing board and senior executive level for the Commercial and Not-for-Profit sectors. They offer other services as well like, talent mapping and leadership consultancy. The company is based in London and is a corporate member of the REC and CBI.
60 Cannon Street, Westminster, London, EC4N 6NP
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
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
Hartley Resourcing provides recruitment solutions to industries including Administration, Design, Customer Service, Education, and HR in the South Coast area. The agency has a combined 60 years of recruiting experience and was voted as the Best Independent Recruitment Agency in Hampshire.
Bowden House, Long Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 8DA
Balfour Wilson Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency that accommodates temporary and permanent placements nationwide. They have assisted over 2000 candidates and employers in various sectors including Accounting & Finance, Administration, Hospitality, Pharmaceutical, HR, IT, Customer Service, Construction, Retail, Sales, and Engineering.
Unit 10a, Forest Mill, Station Road, Selkirk, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, TD7 5DJ
C2 Recruitment caters to the Retail, Fashion, Hospitality and Leisure sectors. The agency was established by a team of senior Retail managers in 2008 and has offices in Shrewsbury (HQ), Manchester, Birmingham and London. With clients ranging from high street boutiques to global chains, C2 finds permanent, contract and interim staff such as Store Managers, Restaurant Assistant Managers and Head Chefs.
Suite C2, Mercury House, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8UR
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
PDR Group is a national market recruiter that delivers staffing services to an extensive client portfolio in the Commercial and Industrial sectors. They cover a broad range of industries, including Administration, Aviation, Charity, Construction, Engineering, HR, IT, Legal, Logistics, Marketing, Operations, Sales, Technology, and Warehouse. The agency has been filling various permanent, temporary, and contract appointments for over 12 years.
First Floor 33 Mount Pleasant Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PN
Bella Bouji is a renowned Hair and Beauty Recruitment agency specialising in permanent and temporary placements. We cater to professionals across the spectrum: hairdressers, barbers, beauty therapists, aestheticians, massage therapists, receptionist and spa managers. Our unique edge? A proprietary web application engineered to propel your hiring journey forward.
1 Faraday Road, Unit 19, North Kensington, London, W10 5LQ
Flow are a specialist multi discipline recruitment agency, with national and international reach. We care for your career and assist in finding you the ideal position within your chosen field. We specialise in industries such as Leisure, Sports, Hospitality, Retail, Childcare amongst many others.
Delta House, 175-177 Borough High Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1HR
Green Bee Recruitment is a family run recruitment company that offers temporary and permanent recruitment solutions in sectors such as Education, Hospitality/Leisure, Cleaning, Warehouse and Distribution, and Professional Services. They provide free online access to their 130 online training courses for candidates, and they run their own payroll system.
8B Dudley Street, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1SB