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We are looking for a part-time Sports Assistant to work as part of our Operations Team.

As a Sports Assistant you will play a vital role within our Sports Training Village, carrying out the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the sports facilities and associated areas, so that we can provide activities, services and facilities for students, university staff, the local community and high-performance athletes.

This role will predominantly be to lifeguard our swimming pools, but you will also be trained in all dry-side elements of the facility to assist with the day to day operation of our Sports Facilities.

A typical day:

• Lifeguarding
• Setting up indoor and outdoor activities
• Setting up events
• Assisting with general enquiries from customers
• Responding to ad-hoc requests for support

You will also be involved in ensuring cleanliness, health & safety and emergency procedures for which full training is provided.

This is a great position to learn and develop basic skills within a sporting environment where you will get to work alongside high performance athletes, many of whom compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics.

About you:

You will need good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

As this role involves lifeguarding duties you will need to have a lifeguarding (NPLQ) qualification. You can apply by completing a short course with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) - find out more here: https://rlssuk.tahdah.me/event

This role requires a basic DBS check which we would organise for you and we will support you with all the training you need to thrive in this inspiring environment.

Further information:

You will be required to work 15 hours per week, on an all year round contract. Working hours will be:

• Monday 17:15 - 22:15
• Thursday 17:15 - 22:15
• Saturday 14:15 - 19:15

If you are a student at Bath who will be away during the holidays please enquire about our Casual Worker roles instead.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with reduced working at Christmas so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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