Sports Assistant

Sports Assistant

As a Sports Assistant you will play a vital role within our team, carrying out the day‑to‑day front‑of‑house operation of all sports facilities and associated areas, so that we can provide indoor and outdoor activities and events for students, university staff, the local community and high‑performance athletes.

This is a great position to learn and develop basic skills within a sporting environment where you will work alongside high‑performance athletes, many of whom compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics.

Your main responsibilities will consist of:

• Lifeguarding
• Setting up indoor and outdoor activities
• Setting up events
• Assisting with general enquiries from customers
• Responding to ad‑hoc requests for support

You will also be involved in patrolling facilities, security, cleanliness, health and safety and emergency procedures.

The Department of Sports Development and Recreation at the University of Bath manages and organises a range of activities under the University’s sports brand – Team Bath. The Department aspires to create a world‑leading multi‑sport environment providing activities, services and facilities for students, university staff, the local community and high‑performance athletes. In addition, we are recognised by UK Sport as one of only six Elite Training Centres, providing the training base for around 250 international‑level athletes.

You will need good interpersonal skills, the ability to work as part of a team and enjoy working varied hours. You will work an average of 36.5 hours per week over a shift rota with the other Sports Assistants, which will include early mornings, evenings and weekends covering all hours of operation between 05:45 and 22:30 weekdays and 07:30 to 19:30 weekends.

Due to the working hours and pattern of this role, this role is only suitable for those aged 18 years and over.

Part of this role involves lifeguarding duties; therefore you will need to have a lifeguarding (NPLQ) qualification. You can gain the qualification by completing a short course with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) – find out more here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./event

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check which we will organise for you, and we will support you with all the training you need to thrive in this inspiring environment.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family‑friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance

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