Sports and Leisure Assistant
Knole Academy, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE34 days remaining to apply
Closing date
15 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
12 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,956.00 Annually (FTE)
Sports and Leisure Assistant job summary
Knole Academy in Sevenoaks is looking for a full time qualified and enthusiastic sport and leisure assistant to work in our gym and support sports lettings. Support and training for a Level 2 qualification can also be offered to suitable applicants.
Salary AAT Grade C, £26,956 - £27,765 for 37 hours per week all year round.
Duties will include providing gym inductions, ensuring relevant facilities are clean and safe, setting up equipment and making bookings. Applicants must be highly organised, have a flexible working attitude and be able to work 5 days per week (Monday to Friday 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm and weekends between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm).
Staff well being is a focus of the academy and our staff benefit from wellbeing and health resources, free gym membership, cycle to work scheme alongside a well maintained and well resourced working environment.
Why work at Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:
Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
Access to a wide array of discounts including Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
Free annual eye tests
Our staff are friendly and take a pride in their work so if you would like to join our team working in our sport and leisure facilities then either apply via MyNewTerm or visit our website www.knoleacademy.org.
Our academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children.
An Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required.
Closing date: Monday 15 June 2026
Applicants will be reviewed upon receipt so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable applicant apply.
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Further information about the job
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Knole Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1410 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Knole Academy website
A mixed ability secondary school in Sevenoaks.
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