What skills and experience we're looking for
Benfield Sports Centre, part of NEAT Academy Trust, is seeking a professional and customer-focused individual to join our operational team as a Leisure Assistant. This permanent, part-time role is essential in ensuring the delivery of a safe, clean, and high-quality experience for all users of our Sports Centre.
As a Leisure Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our facilities. We are looking for a colleague who has:
• An understanding of how to deliver quality service within a busy leisure environment.
• Physical fitness appropriate for the post which will include setting up sports equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal skills with colleagues, contractors and customers.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
The post is permanent, and part time 6 hours per week, working 3:00-9:30pm on Fridays.
The successful candidate will join the team at Benfield Sports Centre who run the centre which enables thousands of children and adults to take part in a varied programme of activities each week.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• National living Wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.
Further details about the role
If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and click 'apply now' to complete an online application form no later than midnight on Sunday 16th November 2025.
The proposed date for interviews is Friday 21st November 2025.
NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.