Senior Sport Centre Assistant

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Christmas closure

Purple Place discount

Job summary

The University of Manchester is looking for a Senior Sport Centre Assistant to help run the Armitage Sports Centre, ensuring indoor and outdoor facilities are clean, safe and ready for use. You will lead on-site colleagues and assist with maintenance tasks to keep equipment and spaces fit for purpose.

In this busy sport and leisure environment, you will deliver excellent customer service, manage priorities on site and support the safe operation of facilities while welcoming diverse perspectives

Qualifications

• A thorough understanding of health and safety, through appropriate training and practice, within sport and leisure facilities.
• Proven experience of working in and providing services at indoor and outdoor sport facilities and venues
• Experience of supervising and leading teams in a sport related environment.
• Good communication skills, demonstrating an ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people.
• Good organisational skills, and able to prioritise work in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake key holding and ensure safe, efficient operation within opening times and needs via regular site walks.
• Supervise the work of sport operations colleagues on site and delegate tasks by daily priorities.
• Undertake and delegate maintenance tasks for facilities and equipment to keep them fit for purpose.
• Conduct regular facility checks, monitor areas and report faults on the facility management system.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times.

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join UoM Sport as a Senior Sport Centre Assistant. You will support the safe and efficient operation of the Armitage Sports Centre, helping to ensure that indoor and outdoor sports facilities are clean, safe and fit for purpose. You will supervise colleagues on site, respond to operational priorities and provide excellent customer service in a busy, multi-purpose sport and leisure environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Undertake key holding responsibilities ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the sports facilities in line with centre opening times and wider operational need through regular site walks.
• To supervise the work of sport operations colleagues on site and delegate tasks accordingly in line with daily operational priorities.
• To undertake & delegate maintenance tasks relating to indoor and outdoor sports facilities and equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose and to agreed standards.
• To undertake regular facility checks, monitoring all areas and reporting any faults or issues on the facility management system.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• A thorough understanding of health and safety, through appropriate training and practice, within sport and leisure facilities.
• Proven experience of working in and providing services at indoor and outdoor sport facilities and venues
• Experience of supervising and leading teams in a sport related environment.
• Good communication skills, demonstrating an ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people.
• Good organisational skills, and able to prioritise work in a busy environment.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer pension contribution
• Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays
• Purple Place employee discount platform

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits . You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here .

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy .

For informal enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Andy Brown

Email: [e-mail]

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This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.