Summer Sports Coach

Butlin's; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Butlin's as a Sports & Activities Coach, where you'll be part of a vibrant team dedicated to creating fun for guests. Your role involves running various activities and sessions, ensuring a high level of service while delivering memorable experiences. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a positive attitude, with optional qualifications in sports. This fixed-term role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 18 years old or over.
• Positive and 'can do' attitude.
• Experience or interest in sports coaching.

Responsibilities

• Running guest activity sessions (e.g., pottery painting, football, archery).
• Providing high levels of service and exceeding guests' expectations.
• Working effectively as part of the Sports team.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Teamwork

Communication

Energy

Education

FA Level 1

Archery GB ERCA

High Ropes qualifications

Job description

Description
About The Role

Our Butlin's resort in Bognor Regis is recruiting for a Sports & Activities Coach to come and join them in the Sports & Activities Department.

If you're a team player with energy, enthusiasm and a willingness to get stuck in, this could be just the role for you! If you enjoy working with others, are ready to learn something new, roll up your sleeves, get stuck in and have some fun - we might have your next job waiting for you.

Working at Butlin's in as part of our Sports team means being part of a big-hearted team of people who are responsible for providing our guests with an altogether more fun and entertaining holiday.

Typical working hours cover a minimum of 24 hours per week with additional hours in school holidays, five days over seven, with shifts between 8.30am - 9pm. You will be running sessions for our guests from pottery painting, football, archery, mini golf and booking sessions in our Leisure Hub.

You will need to be aged 18 and over. This role is fixed term until September 2025.
About You
We are looking for someone wholikes to work as part of a team, is comfortable and confident to talk to our guests and enjoys working in a busy environment and can dial up the energy when it's required. You should have a positive outlook and a 'can do' attitude with a passion for delivering a high level of service and will always strive to exceed the guest's expectations.

The ideal person will preferably have FA Level 1, Archery GB ERCA and High Ropes qualifications, however, full training can be provided for someone with a creative and outgoing personality, enthusiasm and excellent communication skills partnered with a fundamental interest in sports coaching.

Being a great team player is essential and you should also enjoy the buzz of a busy environment. No day will ever be the same, so you should be happy to try new things and chat to lots of different people.
About Butlin's At Butlin's, we're all about fun, excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 years we've been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult only Big Weekenders.

Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they'll say about working at Butlin's is our culture! We're all about providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through our three mighty values.
So, if you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren't afraid to Get Stuck In and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other - this could be the perfect fit for you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin's!