Looking for a New Challenge? How does becoming a life guard sound?  Elswick Community Pool is undergoing refurbishment and will be reopening in September 2019 under community ownership.   The pool currently has 12 FREE places on a Life Guard training course taking place in August, there will be up to 15 job vacancies when the pool re-opens (on both a full and part time basis). You MUST meet ALL the following requirements to be eligible for the training course:

• Be 16 years or older
• Be able to swim 100 metres (both on your front and back) without stopping
• Be able to swim 50 metres in under 1 minute
• Be able to service dive and recover an object from the deepest part of the pool

To be considered for the training you must pass a water competency test, this will take place on *Saturday 20 July 2019, and will take place at Jesmond Pool.  The life guard training course will take place during the first week of *August (also at Jesmond Pool). *All dates will be confirmed in writing The following skills are also needed to be successful for the training:

• Being self-motivated and committed
• Hard working
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to give clear and precise instructions
• Flexibility
• Be able to work effectively with other professionals in a team environment

For more information on the life guard qualification please see https://www.rlss.org.uk/national-pool-lifeguard-qualification How to Apply: Send a one page CV summary along with a paragraph explaining how you meet the criteria and why you wish to become a life guard. Applications to be sent to graeme.williams@centre-west.com and jh.jfhall@googlemail.com You must reside in the North of Tyne CLLD area to be eligible, please click here for further details. Closing date for applications – 15 July 2019 If you would like support with creating or writing your CV contact the Employability Teams at Riverside Dene and Denton Burn