Sports and Leisure Attendants
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £25,005 to £25,470 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 May 2026 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Edinburgh Leisure |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Sports and Leisure Attendants - Open Day |
Summary
Salary - £25,005 - £25,470 per annum (pro-rata for part-time, £13.45 - £13.70 per hour)
Hours - Part-time (9.5 - 20 hours per week)
Contract - Permanent and seasonal
Location - Various locations across Edinburgh
Open Day – Tuesday, 19th of May 2026
Do you have a passion for delivering excellent customer service and enjoy working in a dynamic environment? We are looking for friendly, positive, and vibrant multitaskers to join our Sports and Leisure Attendant teams.
What You’ll Do:
- Deliver great customer service as a first point of contact, ensuring customers’ needs are met.
- Prepare our venues by setting up and taking down equipment, providing customers with a clean, safe, welcoming environment that is ready to use.
- Keep everything clean, tidy, and presentable, including litter picking, cleaning toilets, changing rooms and windows.
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure bookings are managed efficiently and effectively in line with our standards, leading to exceptional customer satisfaction.
What You’ll Bring:
- Positive, enthusiastic approach with experience in a customer‑facing role.
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to listen and adapt your approach to different customers.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks in a busy, fast‑paced environment.
- The ability to follow procedures, work with basic numerical information and complete simple records or reports accurately.
- Basic IT skills, including confidence using systems such as MS Office, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
What We Offer:
- Generous holiday allowance (32 days, rising with service up to 40 days)
- Paid sick leave
- Company pension (with employee contributions matched up to 12%)
- Opportunities for training, career growth and development
- Free membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
Opportunities available
Sports Attendant roles:
1. Craigmount High School - Permanent - 16.5 hours per week
Shifts: Tuesday & Thursday 17:15 - 22:00, Saturday & Sunday 08:30 - 13:00
2. Royal High School - Permanent - 14.25 hours per week
Shifts: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 17:15 - 22:00
3. Broughton High School - Permanent - 14.25 hours per week
Shifts: Tuesday & Thursday 17:15 - 22:00, Sunday 08:30-17:00
4. Liberton High School - Permanent - 11.25 hours per week
Shifts: Thursday 17:15-22:00 & Saturday 08:30 - 15:30
5. Liberton High School - Permanent - 9.5 hours per week
Shifts: Tuesday & Wednesday 17:15 - 22:00
Leisure Attendant roles:
1. Craiglockhart Leisure Centre - Seasonal (June to September) - 20 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Sunday, mix of early and back shifts (earliest start 6:15, latest finish 21:15)
2. Tumbles at Portobello - Permanent - 15 hours per week
Shifts: Saturday & Sunday - week 1: 08:30 - 16:30 / week 2: 11:15 - 19:15
Interviews will be held at Meadowbank Sports Centre on Tuesday, 19th of May 2026. Due to limited spaces available on the day, we will contact successful candidates to reserve a time slot.
We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
Hours - Part-time (9.5 - 20 hours per week)
Contract - Permanent and seasonal
Location - Various locations across Edinburgh
Open Day – Tuesday, 19th of May 2026
Do you have a passion for delivering excellent customer service and enjoy working in a dynamic environment? We are looking for friendly, positive, and vibrant multitaskers to join our Sports and Leisure Attendant teams.
What You’ll Do:
- Deliver great customer service as a first point of contact, ensuring customers’ needs are met.
- Prepare our venues by setting up and taking down equipment, providing customers with a clean, safe, welcoming environment that is ready to use.
- Keep everything clean, tidy, and presentable, including litter picking, cleaning toilets, changing rooms and windows.
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure bookings are managed efficiently and effectively in line with our standards, leading to exceptional customer satisfaction.
What You’ll Bring:
- Positive, enthusiastic approach with experience in a customer‑facing role.
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to listen and adapt your approach to different customers.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks in a busy, fast‑paced environment.
- The ability to follow procedures, work with basic numerical information and complete simple records or reports accurately.
- Basic IT skills, including confidence using systems such as MS Office, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
What We Offer:
- Generous holiday allowance (32 days, rising with service up to 40 days)
- Paid sick leave
- Company pension (with employee contributions matched up to 12%)
- Opportunities for training, career growth and development
- Free membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
Opportunities available
Sports Attendant roles:
1. Craigmount High School - Permanent - 16.5 hours per week
Shifts: Tuesday & Thursday 17:15 - 22:00, Saturday & Sunday 08:30 - 13:00
2. Royal High School - Permanent - 14.25 hours per week
Shifts: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 17:15 - 22:00
3. Broughton High School - Permanent - 14.25 hours per week
Shifts: Tuesday & Thursday 17:15 - 22:00, Sunday 08:30-17:00
4. Liberton High School - Permanent - 11.25 hours per week
Shifts: Thursday 17:15-22:00 & Saturday 08:30 - 15:30
5. Liberton High School - Permanent - 9.5 hours per week
Shifts: Tuesday & Wednesday 17:15 - 22:00
Leisure Attendant roles:
1. Craiglockhart Leisure Centre - Seasonal (June to September) - 20 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Sunday, mix of early and back shifts (earliest start 6:15, latest finish 21:15)
2. Tumbles at Portobello - Permanent - 15 hours per week
Shifts: Saturday & Sunday - week 1: 08:30 - 16:30 / week 2: 11:15 - 19:15
Interviews will be held at Meadowbank Sports Centre on Tuesday, 19th of May 2026. Due to limited spaces available on the day, we will contact successful candidates to reserve a time slot.
We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.