Queen’s Sport is part of the Student and Campus Experience Directorate which is dedicated to enhancing, enriching and exceeding the student experience at Queen’s University. Queen’s Sport’s central role is to deliver an exceptional experience to our students, staff and wider community across a total of five indoor and outdoor sport facilities.

Our staff are key to the success of delivering a world class service and experience to all our customers. Therefore we are looking to recruit a committed and motivated person who will support and deliver not only a world class experience to all customers, but thrive to providing a welcoming, efficient, knowledgeable and friendly service.

The postholder will be required to work as part of a flexible Lifeguard operational team across Queen’s Sport facilities whilst providing a courteous, efficient and effective service to students and users. Posts can arise for full and part time hours, and on a temporary and permanent basis. Where required to work a shift basis over 7 days, shift allowance of 18% will be paid.

About the person:

Queen’s Sport is currently seeking to appoint exceptional candidates to the posts of Lifeguards. These posts are an exciting opportunity to join the wider Operational Team at Queen’s Sport in delivering a world class service to our students, members and the wider community with a focus on improving the health and wellbeing of all users. The roles will have a central focus on delivering high quality and safe sporting environments for all our users across all facilities while emphasising on excellent customer care. The successful candidate will have:-

• Secondary School education (e.g. GCSE level or NVQ equivalent).
• Current valid National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
• Experience working as a Pool Lifeguard with emphasis on customer care.

Our current staff profile in Queen’s Sport shows an under-representation of Protestants and so we particularly welcome applications to this role from the Protestant community.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

Skills:
lifeguard health & safety leisure