THE opening of the new £25 million Andersonstown leisure centre in April is set to create 100 full- and part-time jobs in a range of disciplines.
GLL, the social enterprise which runs all of the city’s leisure centres, needs to recruit 50 lifeguards to supervise the facility's water slides, aqua play park and surf simulator.
Other roles will include swim teachers, gymnastic instructors, fitness instructors, catering staff and front-desk staff.
Andersonstown is the next centre to re-open as part of Belfast City Council’s £105 million leisure transformation programme, and follows the openings of the new Brook and Lisnasharragh complexes.
Gareth Kirk, regional director of GLL in Northern Ireland, said: “Andersonstown will be the latest of three fantastic new leisure centres, and the people we recruit will be responsible for contributing to our aspiration of getting more people in the city, more active, more often.
“We are wholly committed to contributing to the health and wellbeing of the people who live in Belfast, and to do to that we need to have a great team of people working in these world-class facilities to help deliver on this ambition.”
GLL's regional human resources business partner Catherine Sweeney added: “This Andersonstown development will bring many new opportunities for people interested in pursuing a career in leisure.
“We are hugely committed to our workforce and people, who are our greatest asset. Part of that commitment means providing existing staff with the opportunity to develop their skills and pursue rewarding careers with us.
“There is a huge range of rewarding careers in GLL and really exciting opportunities for staff to develop and progress.”
Applications for the posts can be made via www.better.org.uk/jobs-belfast
