Casual Leisure Assistants

Neat Academy Trust, North Shields, NE29 7ST

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): Casual / Seasonal / Bank / Permanently Variable hours
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: N2 £24,027 per annum pro rata - pay award pending (Living wage supplement £12.60 an hour)

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 information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Leisure Assistant Person Specification.pdf - 85.9 KB (opens in new tab)

AA4269 Leisure Assistant Job Description.pdf - 84.6 KB (opens in new tab)

About Neat Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Neat Academy Trust website
• Email address: s.leslie@neatat.org.uk
• Phone number: 0191 275 5115
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/neat-academy-trust

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