University of Northumbria
Sport Assistant
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ABOUT THE ROLE
The Sport Assistant will be flexible and perform a variety of customer facing roles within the sport facility or service area, assisting in delivering a welcoming, safe and outstanding experience for customers.
The Sport Assistant will have good knowledge of all Northumbria Sport products and services.
Further information is available in the job description [https://livenorthumbriaac.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/role-descriptions/IQBD0VCSV7lZRrJE3rC0uSlhAU1drq5YEFXTzcR5SG-0ra4?e=3ZlnNP].
This is a part time contracted position for 14.8 hours per week, working the following shift pattern:
- Monday - 14:30-22:24
- Saturday - 06:36-22:24
ABOUT THE TEAM
Reporting directly to the Duty Manager, the role will join Northumbria Sport, a core department within Campus Services. Northumbria Sport is responsible for delivering an excellent student experience through our range of sport, fitness and wellbeing programmes.
The role will be based at Sport Central at Northumbria University's City Campus.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in the role you will have:
- Good knowledge of pool operation and a wet environment
- Good understanding of Customer Service Experience requirements
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Pool Lifeguard qualification
Further information is available in the person specification [https://livenorthumbriaac.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/role-descriptions/IQBD0VCSV7lZRrJE3rC0uSlhAU1drq5YEFXTzcR5SG-0ra4?e=dZHrbr].
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If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ethan Stephenson - Duty Manager - ethan2.stephenson@northumbria.ac.uk
To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.
ABOUT US
Join Northumbria University, a research-intensive institution unlocking potential and changing lives locally and globally. Named Times Higher Education's University of the Year [https://issuu.com/northumbria_university/docs/the_northumbria_award_supplement_updated_e_version?fr=sMWJkJjU3NTE5Njc] in 2022 and Modern University of the Year [https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/times-modern-uni] in 2025, we rank top 25 in the UK for research power. Discover more about us [https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us].
With over 37,000 students from over 140 countries, we offer world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and an outstanding student experience. We empower our exceptional staff, promoting a positive work-life balance and offering great benefits, including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement and more [https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits].
Our Northumbria Values, co-created by our team, define who we are: Academic Excellence, Innovation, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Ambition. Our Behaviours shape our work culture: We listen and learn, support one another, respect everyone, trust each other, and are bold.
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Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, we are an on-campus organisation and offer flexible hours and location where the role allows. We pride ourselves on diversity and inclusivity, holding numerous awards for gender and race equality, disability confidence, and research excellence. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess [https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu] initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.
Apply now and join a community committed to transforming society and the economy. Explore "Our Exceptional People [https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/media/work4/Our%20Exceptional%20People%20Publication%20V6.pdf], Our Values and Behaviours [https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/Work-for-us/Our-Values-Our-Behaviours] page to learn more about our commitments and see our Privacy Policy [https://northumbria-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/services/legal/gdpr/pdf/privnot/2025jobapplicantprivacynotice.pdf?modified=20250915114801] for further details.
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