Sports Club Supervisor
Location: Edinburgh
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Salary: £26,553 per annum
Working Hours: 35 hours per week on a rota basis
Closing Date: 30/03/2026
Department: Enterprises
Region / Division: ESMS
Job Role: Operational/Professional Services
The Role
Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Sports Club Supervisor to join the Commercial Department on a permanent basis (subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks). This is a fulltime, permanent position working 35 hours per week on a rota basis, with an annual salary of £26,553 per annum. The role is based at the Stewart Melville College on Queensferry Road.
The purpose of the role is to supervise and oversee the day‑to‑day operations of all sports facilities at ESMS, including the gym, pool and sports equipment. They will provide supervision and guidance to facility team members and sports attendants, whilst supporting the management team in achieving various business objectives set by the school, including financial objectives, delivering and maintaining high levels of customer service, operational and growth objectives. The Sports Club Supervisor will also be responsible for the management of facility bookings and providing a high level of customer service to all internal and external stakeholders, students and sports club customers.
Qualifications and Experience
* Demonstrated experience working in a gym or fitness centre, or within a customer‑facing environment.
* Ability to manage own time and prioritise workload while supporting and managing a team of sports attendants.
* Accredited National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) essential; training and development will be provided if not currently held.
* Experience and education in sports coaching or fitness desirable but not essential.
* Keen interest in sports and fitness, with a desire to develop coaching and fitness skills through professional and personal development opportunities.
Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance
* Enhanced sick pay
* Family‑friendly policies
* Use of the school’s swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours
* Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.
Eligibility
ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate must have an alternative right to work in the UK.
Additional Information
ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people; therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Application
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact the ESMS Recruitment Team at recruitment@esms.org.uk.
The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 30 March 2026.
Attached Documents
* Sports Club Supervisor – JD – FEB 26.pdf
About ESMS
Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form. We are a consistently award‑winning school, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.
The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.
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