Details
1100245
University of Leicester
15/09/2025
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Uniform Provided
Pay
£13.15
£1.59
Description
Role
Working as a member of a small team the Sports Assistant contributes to the delivery of the Sport & Active Life service within the Sports Centre and associated facilities.
Specifically; opening facilities, taking bookings, poolside/Lifeguard duties, monitoring and recording Health and Safety (H&S) and other information (including pool and spa water tests), engaging in cleaning duties, selling and administering memberships, taking court fees and securing facilities at night.
Working hours: As required as per the requirements of the Sports Centre
Duties and responsibilities
- Lifeguard supervision for all swimming pool users of the Danielle Brown Sports Centre, including all wet side facilities. They will provide information and deliver a first-class customer service experience for all wet side facility users.
- Welcome members in to the facility, control access, provide information and complete general administrative tasks including the booking of all university sports facilities via the dedicated online booking system, monitoring and recording bather loads
- Implement successfully on a day-to-day basis the operational Health & Safety regime established within the facilities, including carrying out pool and spa water tests and taking water and air temperatures every two hours whilst on poolside and reporting any broken or faulty equipment. Act as first responder to any swimming pool, sauna, steam room and spa pool emergency.
Skills and experience
- National Pool Lifeguard Qualification*
- Experience of working within a customer service environment
- IT literate across the range of MS Office programmes
- Pass an enhanced DBS check
*We will be unable to accept applicants who do not have a current NPLQ qualification
Location
Danielle Brown Sports Centre
Additional information
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check and obtain appropriate clearance with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an enhanced DBS check.
Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.
How to apply
Please ensure you apply with a tailored covering letter and CV indicating why you consider yourself suitable for the role.
Closing date for applications Thursday 28th August at 23:59pm*
*Due to the volume of applications we receive, any indicated closing date is subject to change at the hiring managers discretion. Please ensure if you are interested in a position, you apply at the earliest available opportunity.
Departmental contact for queries Aaron Spencer, as1512@le.ac.uk
Please note
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Careers Service Support
It may be useful to complete My Skills Portfolio to help you assess and understand the transferable skills you already have which can be applied to your application.
If you are looking for further support with your application including how to write a CV or Cover Letter, please visit the University of Leicester Careers and Employability Service webpages HERE. We would encourage you to attend an application coaching appointment, and these can be booked via MyCareers, or in person in the Career Hub, David Wilson Library.
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