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Internal Opportunity: Leisure Assistant (Maternity Cover)

JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

Post Title:

Leisure Assistant (Wetside)

Directorate:

Live Borders – Commercial Services

Reporting to:

Duty Manager

Job Purpose:

Take an active role in the day to day operation of the Leisure Centre, working as part of a team to ensure the ongoing successful delivery of services to the public.

Responsibilities: 

1. To take an active role in the day to day operation of the centre to ensure the ongoing successful delivery of service to the public.

1. Live Borders provide regular monthly training for all NPLQ qualified lifeguards. All lifeguards must attend at least 2 hours of training per month.

1. Implement all-statutory regulations and Trust guidelines to provide a safe environment for customers and staff.

1. Occasionally act as a Duty Keyholder with responsibility for the control and supervision of the facilities provided and all users of these facilities in regard to their day to day safety and behaviour.

1. Carry out requirements of Normal Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plans

1. Facilitate, carry out Teaching/ Instruction/ Coaching to the public assuming responsibility for class Health and Safety.

1. Responsibility for Health and Safety in accordance with Trust Policy

1. Assist in the delivery of the ongoing centre programme plus development of new activities and events to the programme.

1. Take a key role in the delivery of the gymnasium facility (if applicable)

1. Actively participate in internal/external cleaning and maintenance/repair work as required. Advise centre management of suggested improvements to enhance the quality of facility provision.

1. Assist in the “Setting Up”, “Management” and “Take Down” of programmed activities and events.

1. Ensure that all users receive excellent service from all staff at all times

1. Promote services within the community

1. Ensure the Trusts Financial Guidelines are adhered to

1. Assist the facility management in maintaining budgetary control of the facilities ensuring quick and effective action is undertaken when required.

1. Ensure compliance with workplace guidelines and procedures.

1. Ensure that personal standards of fitness and competence are maintained as appropriate to the duties required of a Leisure Assistant.

1. Encourage and promote the utilisation of the centre consistent with Trust Policy and guidelines interacting with customers with care and consideration.

1. Act as a representative of the Trust in liaison with and handling customers both formally and informally

1. Build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues within the organisation

1. Ensure that services are delivered with a customer focused ethos

1. Comply with, and ensure compliance with, all Live Borders policies and procedures

1. Ensure services meet Health and Safety standards established by Live Borders

1. As an employee, you must take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself, other employees and anyone else who may be affected by your work
   activities carried out.  Employees shall work in accordance with policies, procedures, information, instructions and / or training received.

This job description is indicative of the nature and level of responsibility associated with the job. It is not exhaustive and there may be a requirement to undertake such other duties as may be required to meet the needs of the Service or Live Borders

Other details:

Requirement to work out of hours or weekends – on occasions, evening and weekend work may be required.

Requirement for PVG/Disclosure check – yes

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Borders Elite Swim Team Performance Development Coach

Organisation: Borders Elite Swim Team (BEST)

Job Type: 35 hours per week (Self Employed) – note that some weeks maybe more and others less, due to competitions and volume of club visits.

Location: Initially based at Selkirk Pool + club visits and competitions.

Hours: Various poolside and administrative

Closing date: 11th January 2026

Duration: one initial year to build and develop the programme, with a 3 year contract following agreement.

Borders Elite Swim Team are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Coach to oversee, coordinate and progress development swimming within the Scottish Borders area.

Our joint mission is to equip our swimmers to achieve their full potential. We believe the best way to achieve this is to support our coaches in their own development so that our swimmers receive the best possible coaching.

As BEST Performance Development Coach, your role will be to equip BEST swimmers to achieve their full potential. Drive competitive swimming across the Borders through development of a strengthened pathway in line with BEST management groups strategic vision. This involves development for swimmers and volunteer coaches across the area. You will be the lead in bringing the area together as one voice, including all clubs, to ensure engagement across the whole area is active, giving a better platform for our swimmers to thrive.

Borders Elite Swim Team (BEST) is a composite team based in the Borders of Scotland currently comprising of three core home clubs – Galashiels ASC, Kelso ASC & Peebles ASC, and 3 additional clubs that don’t currently take part in the core performance training. BEST is a training and competitive composite team who are looking for a coach to work with its member clubs and in conjunction with the regional club coaches. BEST is looking to develop the pathway for aquatics across the Borders providing a solid collaboration and opportunities for participation within the region. Again, this covers development of the coaches and the swimmers to ensure consistency in our approach.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to – providing technical direction for the team along with, coach development, planning and delivering pool sessions, giving 1-1 direction to the swimmers, communicating with key stakeholders, Live Borders about pool access, with parents and swimmers, organising session cover (utilising additional coaches), club visits and attending competitions (expenses are covered). Attendance at appropriate competition will also be required as part of the job role and will be inclusive of the full-time status. Additional responsibilities include engagement with all clubs across the area to develop one voice and one clear pathway. Through doing this you would also be responsible in development ways of working to try and increase the core clubs to all 6, in a new format. All this will be with support from the management committee. The role is also responsible to helping develop relationships and maintain them with our key stakeholders.

Qualifications & Skills

1. Essential – minimum level 2 swimming certification with a plan to achieve level 3, ideal level 3 or equivalent

2. Lifeguard qualification or a plan to achieve one

3. Driving license and access to a vehicle

4. 2 years + experience working with performance swimmers, ideally at British level or higher.

5. Experience taking swimmers from club level to national level is ideal

6. Experience in setting up frameworks within a performance squad

7. Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, online, offline

8. The ability to lead and have people follow

9. Experience in change and making change happen, within the context of Swimming

To find out more visit bit.ly/HPswimmingcoach