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Join us for the Riverside Recruitment Day

19/02/2019 About 1 minute Share article:
Exciting times lie ahead at Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre with a brand-new state of the art centre set to open in late Spring 2019. We are looking to recruit new staff to join a dynamic working environment and play a big part in the future success of the new Riverside.

We will be holding a recruitment day on Saturday 2 March 10am - 2pm at the centre located in Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1FG which will showcase a variety of opportunities available and give you a chance to meet our friendly team who will be able to answer questions you may have.

If you are interested in a career in leisure and wellbeing and are passionate about delivering high quality customer service then why not join us?

We are recruiting for the following roles:

- Full Time Duty Manager
- Casual Receptionists
- Full Time and Part Time Lifeguards
- Casual Lifeguards
- Full Time and Part Time Gym Instructors
- Creche Supervisor
- Creche Assistant
- Casual Ice Rink Assistants
- Cleaning Operative
- Sports Coaches - for City Camps (holiday course camps) and Birthday Parties
- Swimming Instructors


All roles will be advertised via the Chelmsford City Council website (http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/jobs) from week commencing 25 February where you can complete an online application form. Please note CV's will not be accepted.

If you are interested in joining our lifeguard team but do not yet hold the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification, we will be running a course 7th - 12th April, please contact the centre for more information.

Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with the Disclosure and Barring Service process.
For further information on the recruitment day and the roles available, please contact the centre at riverside@chelmsford.gov.uk.

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