Leisure Officer in Preston

About The Role

Role: Leisure Officer

Location: Bamber Bridge Sports Hub

Contract: Part time (up to 7 hours per week) / Permanent

Salary: £27,402 - £27,838 (Pro rota)

Closing Date: 19 November 2026

We are looking for a Leisure Officer to join our team at Bamber Bridge Sports Hub. If you are passionate and/or experienced in the leisure industry, if you feel like you can provide and be a key asset to the team and members of the South Ribble community, then this opportunity is for you.

What you’ll be getting up to

As a leisure officer, no two days are the same, and you will play an important part in ensuring customers have a safe, enjoyable, and welcoming experience.

Your duties will include:

• Preparing activity spaces, astro turf pitches and room hire by setting up and putting away equipment for bookings, classes, and events.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and tidiness throughout the facility, including activity areas, communal spaces, changing rooms, astro turf pitches and customer areas.
• Welcoming customers, providing excellent customer service, and assisting with enquires.
• Operating the kiosk, preparing and serving refreshments such as coffee, snacks, confectionary, and ice creams, while handling payments accurately.
• Supervising areas of the facility to ensure security, health and safety, and appropriate standards of behaviour are followed to provide a duty of care to your colleagues, customers, and general public.
• Carrying out routine checks of equipment and reporting any faults or maintenance issues.
• Expected to administer first aid in the event of injury, and administer CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary
• Supporting the wider team with the smooth day to day running of the facility

This is a varied, hands on role suited to someone who enjoys working with people, staying active, and being part of a busy team environment.

Who we’re looking for

• We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and customer-focused Leisure Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will have positive attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• You will take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation throughout the facility, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for all visitors. You should be practical and proactive, with the ability to set up and move football related equipment efficiently for a variety of activities and events.
• Excellent customer service skills are essential, as the role will also involve operating kiosk and serving a range of refreshments including coffee, snacks, confectionary and ice creams. You should be confident handling sales transactions, approachable when dealing with customers, and able to always provide friendly and professional service.
• Flexibility is important, as shifts will generally be evenings, weekends and busy periods. Previous experience in customer service, retail, hospitality, or leisure settings would be an advantage.
• An element of the role will involve responding to incidents and providing basic first aid when required. Previous first aid experience or a recognised first aid qualification would be desirable.

Other requirements

• A suitable DBS will be required for this role (applied and paid for by South Ribble Leisure)

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Free gym access
• Volunteering days
• Free parking

About Us

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long‑term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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