Recreation Assistant - Casual - Desborough Leisure Centre

Freedom Leisure; Desborough; Sur place; GBP 15 000 - 18 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Discounted staff membership

Employee assistance programme

Financial advice

Flexible working hours

Staff shop discounts

Paid annual leave

Potential permanent opportunities

Insurance and savings schemes

Résumé du poste

Freedom Leisure is hiring a Recreation Assistant to work with our youngest visitors, ensuring a fun and safe environment. Casual hours as needed, with training and support provided.

You will help deliver activities, support birthday parties and front-of-house duties, while delivering great customer experiences. Apply to join a welcoming, active team at Freedom Leisure.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a self motivated and proactive manner.
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service.
• Excellent communication skills and personal presentation, with a genuine desire to work with customers to ensure they have an enjoyable experience.
• Drive, energy and enthusiasm for the role.
• Ability to assist in coordinating children and ensuring their safety and discipline during activities.
• Prepare the facilities for customer use.

Responsabilités

• Assisting in children’s activities, delivering birthday parties, hall activities and assisting our front of house team.
• Be upbeat and keen to be involved in activities, learning and confidence building.
• Assist in ensuring a safe and caring environment for young visitors.

Connaissances

Self-motivation

Customer service

Communication skills

Energy/enthusiasm

Children supervision

Facilities preparation

Description du poste

Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!

At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people and making a real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools - but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.

As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure. We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive and accessible to everyone – because everyone deserves to feel good. We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile – every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported and inspired.

If you’re passionate about helping others and love creating great experiences, you’ll feel right at home with us. You don’t need to be an expert to get started – we’ll give you all the training and support you need. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s loads of room to grow. Many of our team have built amazing careers doing what they love, helping customers day-to-day and making people feel good.

We’re proud to be a workplace where everyone is welcome, valued and supported to thrive – because when our team reflects the communities we serve, we all grow stronger together.

We are looking for fun and enthusiastic Recreation Assistant to join the team. You will be working with our youngest visitors, ensuring they have a fun and enjoyable time, while ensuring a safe and caring environment. You will need to be upbeat and keen to be involved in assisting with the activities, engaging in learning and confidence building.

Assisting in children’s activities, delivering birthday parties, hall activities and assisting our front of house team. You will ideally have experience in a similar role, however, this isn’t essential as long as you have the right positive approach.

We want our employees and customers to have the best experience possible, so if this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

Hours: Casual Hours, as and when required.

• Experience of working in a self motivated and proactive manner
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service
• Excellent communication skills and personal presentation, with a genuine desire to work with customers to ensure they have an enjoyable experience
• Drive and energy and enthusiasm
• To assist in co-ordinating the children, ensuring their safety and discipline during the activities.
• To prepare the facilities for customer use

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

• Discounted Staff Membership (including family members)
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling
• Financial advice
• Flexible working hours
• My Staff Shop employee benefits scheme, offering discounts on cinema tickets, travel, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and everyday spending
• Paid annual leave
• Potential permanent work opportunities
• Various insurance and savings schemes

Closing date: 30th October 2026

Salary: up to £12.71 per hour

At Freedom Leisure, we believe a diverse workforce strengthens our organisation and enhances the services we provide. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.