Holiday Activities Assistant | Oak Tree

Serco; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Serco is seeking passionate Holiday Scheme Assistants to join the team at Oak Tree Leisure Centre. The role involves delivering engaging activities for children aged 4 to 12 during the summer holidays. Successful candidates will enjoy a vibrant work environment with opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills are essential.
• Comfortable working with children.
• Outgoing, enthusiastic, and highly motivated candidates sought.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver safe, fun sports and arts activities.
• Provide coaching and supervise children during sessions.
• Ensure children enjoy their experience and are well looked after.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Sport Specific Qualification (desirable)

First Aid Certificate (desirable)

Child Protection Training (desirable)

Job description

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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, GB, NG18 3RT

Contract Type: Part Time

Job Advertisement:

Contract type: Fixed term, 4 weeks

Location:Oak Tree Leisure Centre

Working Hours:Summer school holidays, 3 days per week (Tues 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th August, Wed, 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th Aug and Thurs 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th Aug) 13.5 hours per week, 9.45am – 2.15pm and 12 hours per week 10am – 2pm

Salary:£7.55 to £12.21 per hour (Age dependent) + Excellent Benefits

Here at More Leisure Community Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team - and right now we are looking to recruit for Holiday Scheme Assistants to join our fun and vibrant team at our Oak Tree site.

This is an exciting brand-new role funded by the council which has been created for the school holidayswhich you can be part of. In this role you will work with your fellow team members to plan and deliver a safe, fun, and engaging program of sports, arts and craft activities that meets the needs of our customers who will be aged 4 to 12 years old during the school holidays.

Your days will be varied and will include providing activity sessions, coaching various sports, handing out lunch bags and making sure the kids are enjoying themselves, are well looked after and have the best experience possible.

This is your chance to be involved in in a fantastic new scheme keeping children entertained during the school holidays and you will go home each day with a huge sense of satisfaction at the difference you have made.

We share your passion for leisure, and we will offer a safe, fun, and professional working environment with excellent development opportunities, including supporting you in achieving Swimming Teacher and/or Lifeguarding qualifications which will enable you to take on casual roles at your local Centre during term times and school holidays if you so wish.

Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

About you

First and foremost, you will need to have excellent customer service skills, communication and organisational skills as well as be comfortable working with children. We welcome applications from candidates aged 16 and above.

We are looking for candidates who are outgoing, enthusiastic, and highly motivated to be considered for this role.

Lastly, it’s desirable that you hold a sport specific, play work qualification, first aid certificate as well as child protection however this is not essential as full training will be provided.

This is a great opportunity to be part of something special and provide local children with a safe and fun place to play and develop skills. So, if you feel you are suitable and up to the challenge please apply as soon as possible.

Interviews are expected to take place on the 8th and 10th July and will be group interviews with start date 5th August (subject to change) Mandatory training and induction days are Tues 29th July and 31st July, times TBC.

You must be able to work all the dates to be considered for this role.

Please note, these roles are subject to DBS checks.

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work:Working within Leisure means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring thatthe communities we serve receive exceptional service and you’ll help to provide our local communities with a safe and fun environmentto stay healthy and connected to others.

A world of opportunity: It takes a diverse team to support our Leisure business and we’re big on internal progression.So, whether you specialise your skills, undertake additional training or progress into senior management you’ll find all theopportunity you need to evolve your career.

Great people: Our staff are dedicated to providingthe best possible service for our customers and we welcome thosewho take similar pride in their work.

What we offer

• All Leisure Benefits - Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)

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Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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