Sports Centre Duty Manager - Weekend Only

John Whitgift Foundation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee discount club

Discounted school fees

Health cash plan

Maternity pay

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Whitgift School is seeking a proactive Sports Centre Duty Manager for weekend hours. The role covers supervision of the sports centre, lifeguard oversight, safety compliance and customer service in a busy school facility.

You will rotate weekend shifts and support emergency procedures while maintaining a welcoming environment for pupils, staff and community users. Relevant qualifications and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current NPLQ or NRASTC qualification and First Aid certification.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• Experience in a sports, leisure or recreation environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Sports Centre operations.
• Manage lifeguards on duty.
• Monitor health and safety compliance.
• Support emergency procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness, security and smooth running of the facility.

Education

NPLQ or NRASTC qualification

First Aid certification

Job description

The Vacancy

Part-time, Casual, Weekend Only Contract

Salary: £11.67 gross per hour or £12.71 gross per hour (if over 21 years old) and depending on qualifications and relevant experience.

Whitgift is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys, with approximately 1500 pupils including over one hundred boarding pupils and flexi boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.

We are seeking a proactive and customer-focused Sports Centre Duty Manager (Weekend Only) to support the day-to-day operation of our busy Sports Centre. Reporting to the Sports Centre Manager, you will help ensure the facility remains safe, well-maintained and welcoming for pupils, staff, external clubs and community users.

Key responsibilities include supervising Sports Centre operations, managing lifeguards on duty, monitoring health and safety compliance, supporting emergency procedures, and ensuring the highest standards of customer service are delivered. You will also play an important role in maintaining the cleanliness, security and smooth running of the facility. They will be required to rotate their shifts between the following weekend shift patterns: Saturday/ Sunday: 8am to 1pm/2pm or 2pm to 7pm/ 9pm when required.

Applicants must hold a current NPLQ or NRASTC qualification and First Aid certification, together with excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills. Experience in a sports, leisure or recreation environment is desirable.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Where applicable, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service, online media checks and overseas checks. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school's safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are 'spent' unless they are 'protected' under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview

The Company

For more than 400 years, Whitgift has been transforming boys' lives through education.

Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school, both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.

Our Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Employee discount club
• Discounted school fees
• Health cash plan
• Maternity pay
• Season ticket loan