Kids Activity Assistant

Serco; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Retail discounts

Employee networks

Job summary

Serco Leisure is hiring a Children’s Activities Assistant in Maidstone. You will deliver fun, safe activities for children, support soft play operations, and collaborate with colleagues to provide a high-quality service. A DBS check is required and the role offers flexible shifts during holidays and after school hours.

The position emphasizes safeguarding, record-keeping, and a friendly, customer-focused approach. Enjoy perks like gym membership and family discounts.

Qualifications

• Understanding of holiday scheme provision and activity delivery.
• Strong communication and customer care skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a range of activities.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible, adaptable, and enthusiastic about working with children.
• Demonstrates high personal integrity, professionalism, and caring behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fun, safe, and engaging sports, arts, and craft activities in line with programme requirements.
• Support the day-to-day operation of soft play activities.
• Work closely with colleagues to maintain a high-quality service for children and families.
• Complete and maintain accurate records and documentation in line with site procedures.
• Follow safeguarding requirements, policies, and procedures at all times.

Job description

Children’s Activities Assistant

Location: Maidstone Leisure, Mote Park, ME15 7RN

Salary: Paying up to £12.71 plus excellent benefits

Schedule: Casual contract, flexible to work various shifts between 8am – 6pm in school holidays, weekend shifts and after school times to meet business needs.

Here at Maidstone Leisure Trust our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team and right now we are looking to recruit for Kids Activity Assistant to join our team.

What you’ll do as a Children’s Activities Assistant

• Deliver fun, safe, and engaging sports, arts, and craft activities in line with programme requirements.
• Support the day-to-day operation of soft play activities.
• Work closely with colleagues to maintain a high-quality service for children and families.
• Complete and maintain accurate records and documentation in line with site procedures.
• Follow safeguarding requirements, policies, and procedures at all times.

Does this sound like you?

• Understanding of holiday scheme provision and activity delivery.
• Strong communication and customer care skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a range of activities.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible, adaptable, and enthusiastic about working with children.
• Demonstrates high personal integrity, professionalism, and caring behaviour.

What We Offer

• Free gym membership for yourself and a member of the family.
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting And Checks

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.

Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust.

Our Inclusive Recruitment Commitment

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all.

We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview.

Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging.

They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.