Sports Centre Assistant

52 weeks per year, 8 hours per week, 8.45 - 5.15 Saturday We have an exciting opportunity to join Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre as a Sports Centre Assistant, required each Saturday. You will support gym users and members of the public with enquiries, ensuring clean, safe and operational sports facilities at all times and completing reception duties, to include the use of the sports centre booking system and cash handling. The successful candidate will have experience communicating professionally with the public and be an adaptable and reliable team player, willing to get involved and lend a hand wherever it is needed. The role will involve keyholder responsibilities and lone working, so you must be proactive and confident in dealing with the public. Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre is located in the grounds of Sharnbrook Academy. It is a vibrant local facility offering a fitness studio, air-conditioned aerobics studio, multi-function sports hall and a floodlit full size synthetic turf pitch. The Opportunity A great chance to work with a strong, fun enthusiastic team Provide strong professional advice to promote the Trust brand Work closely with the members of the public and local community To join a well-resourced department The ideal candidate Has a good educational background with evidence of CPD Possess excellent interpersonal skills to effectively influence Be a team player, with a ‘can do’ solution focused attitude Possess outstanding communication skills and personal integrity Benefits of working for us include: Free on-site parking Eyecare vouchers Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support Cycle to work scheme Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre Free tea and coffee making facilities Generous sick pay and annual leave Sharnbrook Academy is part of the successful Meridian Trust. The school is located in attractive rural surroundings and provides excellent opportunities for young people. Our students engage fantastically in lessons, and their attitude for learning is exemplary and reflected in their achievements. Our education teams are committed, motivated and welcoming, and proud to be part of a consistently high achieving school that fully supports its staff.    Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportun