Casual Sports Technician in Sheffield

About us

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

About The role

As a Casual Sports Technician you will be responsible for undertaking technician duties in specific areas in accordance with your skills, experience and qualifications in all College Centres, you will provide technical support to lecturers in the students learning environment and be involved with students on matters of a practical nature, for example the operation of specific pieces of equipment and demonstrations, whilst in the presence of a member of the teaching staff.

Main Responsibilities:

• To operate established and new technology-based equipment in the specialised area in which you work.

• Carry out record keeping, and stock control duties as agreed with the appropriate line managers

• Complete facility opening and locking up processes as per procedures

• Act as a point of contact for customers and visitors

• Serve light refreshments and deal with financial transactions

• Set up and take down equipment as required for bookings and events

• Complete regular cleaning duties of changing rooms and sports areas.

• Maintaining a safe and healthy working environment in accordance with the Colleges health and safety policies and procedures, in association with other colleagues and managers

• Maintaining Health and Safety records and undertaking safety checks as agreed with the manager

What we can offer you

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of £13.45 per hour (£12.00 hourly rate plus £1.45 holiday pay)

Our benefits

• NEST – 3 %
• Annual leave -STS-20 Days (148 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing, we offer
• Employee assistance programme through Bupa
• Occupational Health through PAM
• Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses

Further information can be found on our BenefitsandCareer Development pages.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review ourRecruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

Safeguarding

We are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding

Next Steps:

To apply:Follow this linkhttps://jobs.sheffcol.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=8317802c4A&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=97909237mK

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Closing date: 8 June 2025

Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.