Casual Leisure Assistants
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2025 |
| Location: | North Shields, Not recorded, NE29 7ST |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | b9cffe07-ddf7-4eb4-a52b-116cc0ccbcb1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Benfield Sports Centre is seeking Casual Leisure Assistants to join our team. We are looking for individuals who are committed to providing a high-quality service to all customers using our Sports Centre.
As a Casual Leisure Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our facilities. Your responsibilities will include:
• Ensure appropriate equipment, facilities and services are available for the implementation of the activity programme.
• Carrying out cleaning duties across allareas of the facility to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness.
• Setting up and taking down a full range of sports equipment, adhering to all Health & Safety guidelines and control measures.
We are looking for colleagues who have:
• An understanding of how to deliver quality service within a busy leisure environment.
• Physical fitness appropriate for the post which will include setting up sports equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal skills with colleagues, contractors and customers.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
What the school offers its staff
Benfield Sports Centre have their own team of staff who run the centre which enables thousands of children and adults to take part in a varied programme of activities each week.
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• National living Wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.
Further details about the role
If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and click 'apply now' to complete an online application form no later than midnight on Wednesday 27th August 2025.
NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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.
Benfield Sports Centre is seeking Casual Leisure Assistants to join our team. We are looking for individuals who are committed to providing a high-quality service to all customers using our Sports Centre.
As a Casual Leisure Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our facilities. Your responsibilities will include:
• Ensure appropriate equipment, facilities and services are available for the implementation of the activity programme.
• Carrying out cleaning duties across allareas of the facility to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness.
• Setting up and taking down a full range of sports equipment, adhering to all Health & Safety guidelines and control measures.
We are looking for colleagues who have:
• An understanding of how to deliver quality service within a busy leisure environment.
• Physical fitness appropriate for the post which will include setting up sports equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal skills with colleagues, contractors and customers.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
What the school offers its staff
Benfield Sports Centre have their own team of staff who run the centre which enables thousands of children and adults to take part in a varied programme of activities each week.
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• National living Wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.
Further details about the role
If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and click 'apply now' to complete an online application form no later than midnight on Wednesday 27th August 2025.
NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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.