University of Surrey
Operational Services Executive
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Surrey Sports Park
Surrey Sports Park is at the heart of sport and physical activity in Surrey, and our mission is to deliver the best possible sport, health and wellbeing experience to our University of Surrey students and to the wider SSP community. We provide strategic added value to the University by delivering an outstanding student experience through social and competitive sport and providing an excellent environment for wellness and fitness for Surrey staff and students, and our community impact is significant both culturally and physically.
The role
As Operational Services Executive, you will provide day-to-day front of house and operational support, helping to ensure customers, students, staff and visitors receive a professional, welcoming and efficient service across Surrey Sports Park. You will support reception, enquiries, bookings, admissions, memberships, payments, access control and customer records, while maintaining high standards of presentation, administrative accuracy and customer care. Acting as a visible operational point of contact on shift, you will support colleagues and casual staff, resolve routine customer queries, escalate issues where needed and work closely with teams across Memberships, Gym, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Team Surrey, Swim Academy, Events and University departments.
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About You
We are looking for someone with strong customer service experience, ideally gained in a leisure, sport, hospitality or similar public-facing environment, who can remain calm, professional and organised in a busy multi-service setting. You will have experience of supervising or supporting a front-line team, handling customer queries and complaints with tact and diplomacy, and completing administrative and financial processes accurately, including cash handling, reconciliations, bookings or membership systems. You will be a confident communicator with sound judgement, strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to service improvement. Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays will be essential.
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About Us
In addition to salary, we provide:
- Free full access membership at Surrey Sports Park, and discounted for family and friends
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 33 days holiday
- Varied and supportive work environment
- Employee Assistance Programme – via BHSF RISE
- Generous pension (employers’ contribution up to 12%)
Further information
To apply please upload your CV and a cover letter.
Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Surrey Sports Park is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.
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