Details
1100767
University of Leicester
22/09/2025
3 Months
35 hours with those being completed across 5 days out of 7, including evening, weekends and bank holidays.
Uniform Provided
Pay
£13.15
£1.59
Description
Role
The University of Leicester is seeking a Sports Assistant to join the Sport & Active Life team on a fixed-term contract until 31st December 2025, with the possibility of extension. Based primarily at the Roger Bettles Sports Centre, with some cross-site working at the Danielle Brown Sports Centre, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and safe operation of our facilities.
Duties and responsibilities
As part of a small team, you will contribute to the day-to-day running of the sports centres, including opening and closing facilities, managing bookings, and supporting customer enquiries. You will carry out wet-side duties, including pool and spa water testing, and monitor health and safety compliance. The role also includes selling and administering memberships, taking fees, engaging in cleaning duties, and ensuring facilities are maintained to a high standard.
Skills and experience
Applicants should have a minimum of five GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) and experience of working in a customer service environment. Previous experience in a sport or leisure setting and knowledge of health and safety procedures would be an advantage. We are looking for someone enthusiastic about sport and fitness, with good communication and teamwork skills, and the flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
Location
Roger Bettles Sports Centre primarily, but with the potential for cross site working at the Danielle Brown Sports Centre on campus.
Additional information
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th September 2025
Unitemps is acting as an Employment Business, supplying temporary workers, in relation to this vacancy.
The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people 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(s) 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 Child plus Barred Check.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.
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