Sports Centre Assistant

1 week ago


Ormskirk, United Kingdom Edge Hill University Full time

Department

Operations

Location

Ormskirk

Salary

£24,215 per annum pro rata

Permanent campus based role

Post Type

Part Time

Hours Per Week

16

Closing Date

Saturday 30 August 2025

Reference

EHA1499-0825

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

**About the Role**:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Sports Centre Assistant to join the Operations Team within Edge Hill Sport, Edge Hill Sport is the university sports service run on behalf of Edge Hill University. Working in close partnership with the Students’ Union and the Academic Sport Department its aim is to deliver a programme of activities in high quality facilities for the benefit of wide range of stakeholders including students, staff, community, local schools and National Governing Bodies of Sport.

Working as part of a team, the Sports Centre Assistant will undertake a range of leisure operational duties such as:

- Lifeguarding the swimming pool, including prevention, intervention and rescues for users within their care
- Ensuring programmed activities and services are available including preparing, assembling, dismantling, and storing equipment such as trampolines, badminton nets and goal posts.
- Assisting with the opening and closing of the leisure facility
- Maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the environment

**About You**:
As Sports Centre Assistant, you will have:

- A passion for sports and physical activity and a commitment to your personal and professional development
- A current National Pool Lifeguard (NPLQ) qualification or ability to achieve on within the first month
- An approachable and positive attitude with ability to develop professional relationships with customers
- The ability to work independently with high time management and using own initiative

**Rewards & Benefits**:

- A minimum of 35 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
- Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
- Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
- Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
- A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
- Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%

**About Us**:
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885,**Edge Hill University is “A great success storyan institution that improves and impresses year after year” - Times Higher Education.



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