Sport Centre Assistant

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Manchester is seeking a Sport Centre Supervisor to manage daily operations and maintain facilities. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and enthusiastic, ensuring a quality experience for all users. This position offers excellent benefits including a market-leading pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

Benefits

Market leading pension scheme

Employee health and wellbeing services

Exceptional annual leave entitlement

Paid closure during Christmas

Local and national discounts

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to support physical activity.
• Experience in facility management or similar roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the Sport Centre.
• Maintain indoor and outdoor areas to ensure a quality experience.

Job description

Overview

The University of Manchester has over 16,000 students and staff taking part in organised sport and physical activity through the University. The University recognises the importance of an active lifestyle in both the experiences that these opportunities provide our audiences as well as the positive impact that they have on their wellbeing. Delivery of our sport and physical activity strategy is through UoM Sport, which is based across our campuses, primarily in Fallowfield at the Armitage Sports Centre and in Manchester University Students' Union on Oxford Road. Our activities take place across the city, utilising a range of city facilities in supporting our community being active and promoting physical activity opportunities through our facilities and programmes. The university is looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to work as a Sport Centre Supervisor. As part of the Sport operations team and in liaison with the Sport Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility, maintenance of the indoor and outdoor site and a high quality experience for all users. Interviews for this role will take place on 17 September.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Sport Centre, maintenance of the indoor and outdoor site, and ensuring a high quality experience for all users.

Qualifications

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join UoM Sport to support our students and staff being more physically active in our programmes and facilities.

Benefits

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers