Recreation Assistant

Location: Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road

Contract: Open ended - 33:42 hours/week

Working pattern: Working on alternating shift patterns including mornings, evenings and weekends (rota available on request)

Summary:

We have exciting opportunities at Sport Sheffield for people with a passion for sport looking to use their skills and experience to make an impact on our customers. We are looking to appoint knowledgeable, enthusiastic, passionate and friendly people. Our service and commitment to our customers is paramount in everything we do.

Sport Sheffield is the department of the University of Sheffield that manages all aspects of sport, including facilities and related services. The facilities at Goodwin Sports Centre include 170 station gym, 33.3m pool, strength and conditioning room, squash courts, sports hall, studios, extensive outdoor pitch provision. At Norton Sports Park we have 44 acres of grass playing fields.

Open to students and the wider community, Sport Sheffield, is a great place to be and we offer a range of health and well-being opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, energetic and forward thinking workforce. We are at an exciting stage in our development as we look to add a number of staff to our already thriving team.

Recreation Assistant

We are looking for friendly staff who love working in a leisure environment with a focus on offering great levels of service to customers. Recreation Assistant duties include facility set-ups, pool supervision, facility inspections and responding to first aid and emergency situations. This role would suit someone who has worked in a leisure facility and would embrace the chance to join our team supporting health and well-being opportunities to students and the wider community. This role would suit someone with experience of working in indoor or outdoor sports facilities who is looking for the next step in their career in leisure.

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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