Elite Sport Caretaker-Lilleshall in Newport

Location: Lilleshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AT.

Salary: £6,672 - £10,600.14 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Schedule: Part time 16 hours per week, flexible to work different shifts including early, late, weekends and bank holidays.

As an Elite Sport Caretaker in our Lilleshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre, you’ll help create and maintain a world‑class training environment for elite athletes at one of the UK’s leading National Sports Centres. Your work will ensure training facilities remain clean, safe, well‑presented and ready for use, supporting athletes as they strive to achieve their goals. By maintaining exceptional standards across the British Gymnastics and GB Archery facilities, you’ll play an important role in supporting high‑performance sport while helping us deliver a positive impact on athletes, visitors and the wider sporting community.

What You’ll Do As An Elite Sport Caretaker:

• Maintain elite training facilities to exceptional cleaning and presentation standards at all times
• Ensure facilities are safe, prepared and fully operational for athletes, coaches and visitors
• Carry out routine maintenance, equipment checks and general upkeep activities
• Follow reporting procedures to identify and elevate maintenance, safety or facility issues
• Build positive working relationships with athletes, coaches, governing body representatives and colleagues
• Support the delivery of a world‑class environment that enables high‑performance sporting achievement

Does this sound like you?

• Experience in a cleaning, caretaking, facilities or similar operational role, or the ability to demonstrate relevant capability
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards
• Good communication and customer care skills
• Awareness of health and safety responsibilities within a busy environment
• Ability to use initiative, complete records accurately and work independently when required
• A genuine interest in being part of a high‑performance sporting environment and contributing to positive outcomes

What We Offer:

• Holidays: 20 days, 21 days after 1 year's service + bank holidays
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Free Gym membership
• Staff meal, physio discounts
• Serco discounts which include cinema, Merlin entertainment, online shopping, mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships
• Interesting, varied, and enjoyable work
• A company that recognises your contribution
• All Leisure Benefits – Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits
• Colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds

A Little Bit About Us:

At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our Inclusive Recruitment Commitment:

We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.

Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).