Senior Sports Operations Assistant (inc Lifeguarding)
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,685 to £26,707 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Portsmouth |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REC00004456 |
Summary
As part of the Sports Operations Team you will help ensure that the sports facilities environment is safe for use and that a high level of customer service is always maintained. Alongside your responsibility for lifeguarding (providing immediate first aid / water rescue when required), you will help ensure sport areas ready for activity (including moving equipment safely), wider first aid provision and equipment cleaning; providing a high quality and friendly customer experience. There will also be a requirement for you to cover other operational tasks, as required which will include acting up for the Duty Supervisor and elements of pool plant procedures.
The working pattern for this post is on a rota basis, between the hours of 6am – 11pm Monday to Sunday. Please see attached Rota for more specific details.
This position is working on-site only, so we are unable to support hybrid working for this appointment.
The interviews are currently anticipated to be held on 02 February 2026.
An Enhanced DBS with Child Barred List check is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Lee McCanny at lee.mccanny@port.ac.uk
The working pattern for this post is on a rota basis, between the hours of 6am – 11pm Monday to Sunday. Please see attached Rota for more specific details.
This position is working on-site only, so we are unable to support hybrid working for this appointment.
The interviews are currently anticipated to be held on 02 February 2026.
An Enhanced DBS with Child Barred List check is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Lee McCanny at lee.mccanny@port.ac.uk
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