Hourly Paid Sports Facilities Assistant (2025/LT117)


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Peterlee, SR8 2RN
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	21 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are youenthusiasticabout fitness, sport, and providing excellent customer service? Do you enjoy working in a busy and varied environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.

is seeking motivated and customer-focused individuals to join our Sports Facilities team as Casual Sports Facilities Assistants.This is an exciting opportunity tosupportthe day-to-day operation of our sports facilities while helping to deliver an outstanding experience for students, members, visitors, and the wider community.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supportingthe safe and efficient operation of the College's sports facilities.

• Welcoming customers and providing a professional reception service.

• Managing bookings, memberships, and customer enquiries through our membership systems.

• Delivering gym inductions and a variety of fitness classes and activity sessions.

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and safety across the facilities.

• Processing customer payments andsupportingday-to-day administration.

• Creating engaging social media content to help promote our facilities, events, and memberships.

• Assisting with opening and closing procedures andsupportingweekend and event activities as required.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for individuals who:

• Hold, or are working towards, a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification.

• Have experience in a leisure, fitness, sports, education, or customer-facing environment.

• Are passionate about health, fitness, and delivering excellent customer service.

• Have strong communication and IT skills.

• Can work effectively bothindependentlyand as part of a team.

• Are reliable, professional, andcommittedto maintaining high standards.

What the college offers its staff

What we offer:

• LGPS Pension Scheme with up to 17.5% employer contributions.

• Access to a Cash Healthcare Plan.

• Heavily discounted Gym Membership.

• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity and Adoption leave.

• 3 days paid emergency leave per year.

• Various Paid and unpaid leave for other needs.

• Funded Continuous Professional Development (CPD) where appropriate.

• Onsite restaurant, Canteen and Hair and Beauty Salon.

• Free onsite parking.

• On site Nursery facilities (up to 5 yoa).

• Cycle to work scheme and much more.

• Access to free Beamish Tickets.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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