Lifeguard (01142-1025)

For informal enquiries, please contact Jonathan Fogarty (Recruitment Manager) at jonathan.fogarty@warwick.ac.uk.

Are you passionate about providing excellent levels of customer service, and want to work in an environment where you’ll be supported to grow and develop? If this sounds like you, then we have the perfect role for you.

Warwick Sports has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated and customer orientated individual to join our team as a Lifeguard.

Working within the state-of-the-art Sports hub facilities, you’ll work alongside a vibrant team of motivated individuals with one aim – to provide first class customer service, ensuring our customers feel safe and always cared for.

As well as your lifeguarding duties half of your role will involve support across the sports hub, from cleaning duties to working closely with Front of House teams with various tasks including equipment setup, event support, resolving customer queries, and increasing our membership base by providing accurate information on products and services.

In this role no two days will be the same, you’ll also have the chance to rotate between our different venues supporting the front of house teams, which includes the Sports Hub, Games Hall, Cryfield Pavilion and Tennis Centre, working within different areas of each and supporting duties as directed by Duty Managers.

You’ll also be responsible for ensuring all customers that use the facilities including staff members abide by Universities standards and regulations.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Warwick University, our colleagues, and our customers.

Background Checks

• This role will require an enhanced DBS check with child's barred list.
• If you are included on a child's barred list, you will be breaking the law by applying for this role.

If you’re someone with a can-do attitude and would relish the opportunity to work within a highly motivated team who aspire to exceed customers’ expectations every day, whilst helping to improve their physical and mental wellbeing to enable a more active lifestyle then we want to hear from you!

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK. 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.*

Find out more about us on our website.

* QS World University Rankings 2024, Research Excellence Framework 2021

CLOSING DEADLINE: Monday 10th November 2025 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

Please apply through Unitemps using this link.

• Interview Date: To be confirmed
• Start Date: As soon as possible

Please note application forms must be submitted before the stated deadline - you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal (warwick-careers.tal.net) will be considered.

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 26 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. Find out more about our flexible working arrangements.

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion

Warwick is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful community where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities, and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Find out more about our Social Inclusion work at Warwick.

We are also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Safeguarding & DBS

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

• Roles involving regulated activity are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level, in line with the DBS Code of Practice.
• The University will ensure that anyone subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group (children and/or adults).
• All employees, volunteers, and partners are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University will not discriminate against applicants who make a disclosure relating to a conviction.

Disclosures at application stage are only visible to the DBS team, not to hiring panels. This ensures fairness and removes bias from the shortlisting process.