Sports Centre Assistant

Swavesey Village College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 6,500 - 7,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD access via Meridian Learning

Free annual eye tests

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Swavesey Village College invites applications for a part-time Sports Centre Assistant. The role involves setting up, maintaining and clearing sports equipment and performing administrative duties at the reception and booking desk. You will work to high health and safety standards for staff and clients.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for sports, a relevant qualification, and be a reliable team player with a flexible, solution-focused mindset. GCSE or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Passion for sports and a fitness-related background.
• GP? No, qualification in sport/fitness is preferred.
• Team player with a can-do attitude.
• Flexible, reliable and trustworthy in approach.

Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain and clear sports equipment.
• Assist with administrative duties in reception and booking.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met for staff and clients.

Skills

Passion for sports

Sporting or fitness qualification

Team player

Flexible

GCSE

Education

GCSE or Equivalent

Job description

Salary: £6701 (Actual)

Hours of work: 10 hours per week. Permanant. Monday and Tuesday evenings. 5pm-10pm.

We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic, and hardworking Sports Centre Assistant to join our amazing SVC team. The role will include setting up, maintaining and clearing sports equipment. The Successful candidate will also be required to undertake administrative duties in the reception and booking team. They will work to a high standard of compliance in respect of the health and safety of colleagues and clients.

The ideal candidate

• Have a passion for sports.
• Holds Sporting or fitness related qualification.
• Be a team player, with a ‘can do’ solution focused attitude.
• Be able to work flexibly, is reliable and trustworthy.
• GCSE or Equivalent

Benefits of working for us:

As a multi-academy trust of 30 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to both, get into teaching, and develop within the profession.

As well as the above we also offer:

Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning

Free annual eye tests

Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support

Unlimited value cycle to work scheme

Swavesey Village College was judged to be Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in May 2024. Ofsted report that ‘Swavesey Village College is a welcoming, inclusive school with high ambitions for all’, and that ‘Leaders have created a vibrant, successful school where all are welcome and all can succeed’. Moreover, they feel ‘The curriculum for personal development is exemplary’. The achievements of our students are remarkable, both academically in examination success, and across an incredibly wide range of sports, arts and other co-curricular areas.

Swavesey is a village community school located close to Cambridge with excellent transport links to Cambridge and the pretty market town of St Ives, however, we have a considerable local and national reputation for academic excellence and innovation as part of our Academy Trust - Meridian Trust.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

Closing date for applications is 11th October 2026 9am

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.