Sports Assistant

You enjoy being active and are looking for a job that encourages that. How about an exciting role working on a military estate in support of our Army customers? You’ll get to do what you love and be paid for it. Join a great team at Aspire Defence Services…
As a Sports Assistant, your top priority is maintaining strict supervision over swimming pool users, and ensuring their safety. You’re like a hen watching over its chicks with the devotion and attention of a helicopter parent. Nothing escapes your attention and you’re 100% focused on making sure that everyone is safe.
But your responsibilities don’t stop there. You’re also in charge of keeping the area clean and well maintained. You care about people and are happy to advise visitors on the Centre regulations, and how to use the facilities correctly and safely.
This role is about making sure the customer is safe and happy. This means you’ll need to be sociable, level-headed, and calm, skills which also come in handy when having to perform pool rescues or applying first aid. It’s about preparing activity areas and carrying out cleaning duties as necessary to ensure the building is always as clean as possible.
It may feel daunting to have such responsibility to keep people safe, but you’ll have a great team and manager to support you alongside regular trainings and courses to sharpen your skills.
But first, meet the team…
With a 35-year contract, making soldiers’ lives better is at the heart of everything we do at Aspire Defence Services.
Seriously, picture a heart (the real one) and imagine how hard it works to keep the body running, making sure every part gets exactly what it needs to thrive. That’s our mission; to deliver a modern, fully serviced, flexible working environment for soldiers.
And just as the heart needs certain parts to keep the body alive, we need the dedication and commitment of our people to support our customers. We deliver a broad range of services for one-third of the British Army living and working on our patch, and we're proud of the work we do.
We’re all about nurturing great teams, and our award-winning safety and wellbeing initiatives are built on keeping an eye out for one another and having a good work-life balance.
In addition to being part of our team, you’ll also get…
* Continued training and development
* Free use of Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre facilities
* Opportunities to develop in other areas of the Sports Centre
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, as well as the option to buy and sell holiday
* Contributory Company Pension Plan matched up to 6%, plus individual life assurance
* Uniform and PPE
* A shopping discounts scheme
* Employee assistance and health and wellbeing check ins
* Reward and recognition to celebrate outstanding achievements
* Free on-site parking
* Opportunity to earn substantial overtime
* Bike to Work Scheme
* Tech Scheme
* Reduced rates on O2 contracts
Ready to join the team?
You must be a competent swimmer with excellent communication and customer service skills.
A First Aid at Work qualification is desirable, as well as a National Pool Lifeguard qualification.
Salary: Up to £21,900 dependent on skills and experience
Location: Aldershot
Please note: Our garrisons are tobacco free working environments. As part of this role, you will be required to obtain security clearance prior to starting with us
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against protected characteristics. We guarantee that candidates will be given the same consideration and will pass through our established procedures. Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications