Sports Assistant - Casual

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Sports Assistant to join our Leisure team at Enable!

About Us

Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community. At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best.

Reports to: Sports Centre Manager

Based: Barn Elms Sports Center

Salary: £15.52 per hour (inc. Annual Leave) London Living Wage

Role Overview

The Leisure Team are passionate about benefitting the local community through sports and leisure activities. We are experts in our service and pride ourselves on our customer experience and inclusivity through affordable or complementary programmes reaching those that need it the most. The leisure team want to enrich all lives within Wandsworth leading on the needs of the community, delivering programmes that reach out to local places and people, removing barriers and increasing access to activity.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Attend to all routine office administration including but not limited to answering queries from the general public both verbally and in writing, managing bookings, recording all accidents/incidents, issuing tickets and facility passes and recording daily attendance figures.
• Acts as receptionist by taking entrance fees, operating electronic booking and management system and checking and balancing tills at end of work period.
• Responsible for safe handling of cash and valuables.
• Prepares the facility for competition and training purposes, marking out sports pitches as required.
• Maintains and repairs the equipment as necessary.
• Issues and monitors use of equipment.
• Maintains all facility areas as necessary by clearing any litter or untidy articles.
• Maintains, keeps clean and tidies the facility including changing rooms, toilets and outside area etc.
• Carry out all cleaning duties as required.
• Maintains and attends to any vending machines installed.
• Responsible for taking deliveries of goods and equipment.
• Ensure that the premises are secure when locking up at night and being responsible for a set of keys.
• Liaises with relevant officers to ensure the general security, upkeep and maintenance of the facility.
• Liaises with clubs, associations and schools to promote and encourage use of the facility as and when required.
• Assist in managing a balanced programmed of activities.
• Performs any other duties as thought necessary to improve or develop the facility consistent with the experience and grade of the post holder and the needs of the service.
• Participate in the Staff Development and Appraisal Scheme and undertaking training to meet the requirements of the job.
• Responsible for administering first aid in the event of an accident and ensuring that safety requirements are met in all areas.
• Will assume, in the absence of management responsibility for the site.
• Will be required, as determined by the Manager, to assist in carrying out duties at other sites, as deemed necessary.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.

If this role is not quite right, however you are still interested in working at Enable then we encourage you to get in touch today on hr@enablelc.org.

Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.