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The Role:
As part of the Sports Operations Team, you will help ensure that the sports facilities environment is safe for use and that a high level of customer service is maintained at all times. Alongside your responsibility for lifeguarding (providing immediate first aid / water rescue when required), you will help ensure sport areas ready for activity (including moving equipment safely), wider first aid provision and equipment cleaning; providing a high quality and friendly customer experience. There will also be a requirement for you to cover other operational tasks, as required which will include acting up for the Duty Supervisor and elements of pool plant procedures.
The role will be required to have operational sports facilities knowledge and experience of customer led, service environments.
This position is working on-site only, so we are unable to support hybrid working for this appointment.
We are unable to offer reduced working hours; however, we may be able to consider adjustments to the proposed rota.
Interviews are currently anticipated to be held during the week commencing 07 September 2026.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Lee McCanny at
[email protected]
Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)
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