Casual Sports and Lettings Assistant

Sir John Leman High School, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PG

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  March/April 2026

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.05 Hourly Grade 3, Point 4

Casual Sports and Lettings Assistant job summary

Established in 1632, Sir John Leman High School is steeped in history and has produced many generations of well-educated young people. The school has a strong emphasis on values and a relentless focus on improving learning, which is driving up performance in all aspects of our school.  

We are recruiting a Sports and Lettings Assistant, to join us on a casual basis, to work as part of a small team providing sporting provisions to the public.

The Venue is a large Community Sports and Drama facility, which is held and managed by Sir John Leman High School. The facility is used by local clubs, organisations and other casual hirers for a range of different activities, from 4:30pm on weekdays and from 9:00am on weekends. The venue is proud to hold larger community events such as the ‘Cycle for Life’ and ‘Leman for Life’, as well as other one-off community events.

As well as hiring out our facilities we also run our own children’s activities, coaching courses, and fitness classes, which help to provide sporting and fitness opportunities to both adults and children.

In this role you will be required to:

Take bookings for casual hirers

Set up and take down equipment for the hirer

Ensure the room/facilities are clear and clean

Be a first point of contact for the public and offer excellent customer service

Keep the online booking system up to date on a daily basis

Plan and run sporting sessions for school holiday activities

Assist with sporting / fitness classes and courses run by The Venue

Open up and lock down the facility prior and after public use

Liaise with the centre manager to communicate duties

Communicate clearly with the Sports and Lettings team

Handle money and process daily takings documents

The ideal candidate will:

• Be punctual
• Have the ability to communicate with a range of people
• Be able to work on own initiative or part of a team
• Be reliable and trustworthy
• Have a flexible approach to working arrangements.

Kingfisher Schools Trust offer a range of benefits, including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Shopping and leisure discounts

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Sir John Leman High School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sir John Leman High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1439 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir John Leman High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-john-leman-high-school-beccles

Sir John Leman High School, situated in the historic market town of Beccles, Suffolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form. The pupil roll is around 1,400, with some 160 of these students moving on to the school’s sixth form.

Sir John Leman High School focuses on four key areas: achievement, ethos and values, opportunities and relationships. It aims to create a friendly, purposeful environment characterised by high expectations and exemplary standards of behaviour.

Every student is valued as an individual and helped to develop confidence and self-esteem and to achieve in all areas of school life. Creativity is encouraged, as is risk-taking in a caring and supportive environment. The school aspires to create excellent relationships, shared aspirations and an ethos of co-operation and respect.

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