Job Description
Package Description:
Erskine Stewart Melville are currently recruiting for a number of a Sports Attendants to join the ESM Sports Centre on a temporary or casual basis. We are recruiting for a number of temporary Sports Attendants to join the team from 12 October 2026 to 25 October 2026 for a total of 30 hours per week over 5 shifts.
We are also recruiting for Casual Sports Attendants to join the Sports Centre team on an ad-hoc basis.
Candidates are welcome to apply for either or both of these roles and are invited to specify within their application which role (s) they wish to be considered for.
The successful candidates will be paid an hourly rate, starting at £12.77 per hour with scope for qualified candidates to receive an increased hourly rate.
The roles will be based across the Ravelston and Queensferry Road Sites.
The purpose of the role is to maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for customers. Duties may include:
- Carry out cleaning programmes for the fitness room and sports equipment, reporting any defects or breakages. Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and maintenance in all areas of the centre.
- Work at Reception, dealing with telephone calls and emails, and liaising with service users.
- Setting up and taking down sports equipment, ensuring that all bookings start and finish on time.
- Carry out inductions for first-time users of the fitness room to the highest standard, ensuring that the customer gains the knowledge and confidence to return and use the fitness room safely
- Lifeguarding the pool, ensuring that all pool safety rules are adhered to.
The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and solution focused approach to their work, the ability to adhere to and follow instructions for current industry guidance ensuring Health and Safety standards are met and be able to multi-task and prioritise own workload with good attention to detail. It is preferred that candidates hold a National Pool Lifeguard qualification (NPLQ) and have previous experience of working in a school setting and/or a gym or fitness centre.
To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.
Eligibility
ESM is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.
Benefits
Employees get access to a range of benefits including:
- Free school lunches
- Paid moving house day
- Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
- Employer pension contributions of up to 8%
- Death in service benefit
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
- Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
- Employee Assistance Service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
- Annual professional review process
- Regular salary reviews
- Funding towards professional qualifications
Values
We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESM values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.
ESM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
All staff working at ESM have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Any enquiries about this position should be directed to recruitment@esms.org.uk
The deadline for applications is 7th September 2026 at 12 noon. We anticipate that interviews will take place on Friday 11th September.
About ESM
Welcome to Erskine Stewart Melville, a school for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh, where innovation thrives. We are committed to the individual ambitions of every student by pushing the boundaries of traditional academia.
Our school cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. We empower our learners to dream big and surpass their own expectations, using progressive teaching and learning. Our approach provides an expansive range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities, as well as a dedicated wellbeing programme that supports the whole child.
The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.
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