Our Happiness Engineers work throughout our venue to deliver The Fish Tank Experience to all our customers. You will be responsible for our customer’s journey from start to finish. As the face of our business your main roles and responsibilities will include:

– Meeting and greeting our customers with a big friendly smile
– Taking and preparing food and drink orders
– Introducing customers to our pool and changing areas
– Supervising sessions poolside and offering support as required
– Offering information and advice in relation to our retail products
– Maintaining our very high standard of safety and cleanliness throughout the venue

Experience of working in a coffee shop / cafe is desirable. Experience of working with children is preferable. You must be able to work under pressure and maintain a positive happy attitude.

The position is a demanding and busy role with varied shifts to reflect our opening hours. Current positions are 12, 16 or 20 hrs per week with an opportunity for additional shifts to cover planned or unexpected absence.

In return for your commitment we offer a competitive salary (starting at £9.50ph and rising to £10.00ph after successful completion of probation period and required training), contributory pension scheme, regular paid training and staff discounts at the venue.

Please apply to  careers@thefishtank.com with a CV and covering letter, stating which role you are applying for, telling us why you’d love to join our team and what you can offer. Applications without a CV or covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2022

We are delighted to be able to offer a new route into working at The Fish Tank. Our new trainee Happiness Engineer roles are perfect for those wishing to begin their career in the hospitality, leisure or childcare industry. With full training and support, our trainee roles will give you all of the skills needed to become one of our highly complimented Happiness Engineers. Our trainee roles support our team of Happiness Engineers by:

– Meeting and greeting our customers with a big friendly smile
– Taking and preparing food and drink orders
– Introducing customers to our pool and changing areas
– Supervising sessions poolside and offering support as required
– Offering information and advice in relation to our retail products
– Maintaining our very high standard of safety and cleanliness throughout the venue

No experience is necessary but we welcome applications from smart, punctual and positive individuals with a willingness to learn and progress their careers.

Our current trainee positions start from 7 hours per week on a weekend, up to 20 hrs per week over a maximum of 4 days.

Our Trainee Happiness Engineer positions start from £6.50 per hour (dependent upon age and experience) and include full training, contributory pension scheme and staff discounts at our venue.

If you’d like to join our team, please apply to careers@thefishtank.com with a CV and covering letter, stating which role you are applying for, telling us why you’d love to join our team and what you can offer. Applications without a CV or covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2022

We are looking for qualified and experienced swimming teachers (ASA / SE, STA, Birthlight or equivalent; minimum Level 2) to join our rapidly growing Happy Swim Company. If you love the water and are passionate about teaching babies and / or children to swim please get in touch.

Our swimming lessons take place at The Fish Tank, a purpose-built Family Swimming and Activity Centre in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

We can offer:
– a fabulous teaching environment in our purpose-built venue
– small classes and set hours (hours available of between 7 and 20 hours per week)
– the opportunity to make a real difference to babies, children and families
– a fun and progressive programme to teach
– the chance to have a real input into our programme as we grow
– competitive rates of pay and rewards, starting at £16.50 per hour and rising with qualifications and experience

Not yet qualified? Check out our Trainee Happy Swim Teacher opportunity, with full training and support.

At The Happy Swim Company we really love what we do, if you’d like to join us, please apply to  careers@thefishtank.com with a CV and covering letter, stating which role you are applying for, telling us why you’d love to join our team and what you can offer. Applications without a CV or covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2022

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you love water, working with children and families, and helping babies and children develop and grow? We can offer full training for the right candidate looking to train to become a Happy Swim teacher with us.

Our swimming lessons take place at The Fish Tank, a purpose-built Family Swimming and Activity Centre in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

We can offer:

– a fabulous teaching environment in our purpose-built venue
– small classes and set hours (hours available of between 7 and 20 hours per week)
– the opportunity to make a real difference to babies, children and families
– a fun and progressive programme to teach
– the chance to have a real input into our programme as we grow
– competitive rates of pay and rewards, starting at £15.00 per hour and increasing with qualifications and experience as you work through our training and development programme

If you think you could have what it takes to deliver fun, nurturing and challenging swimming lessons please apply to  careers@thefishtank.com with a CV and covering letter, stating which role you are applying for, telling us why you’d love to join our team and what you can offer. Applications without a CV or covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2022