Sport Department

Part time: 18 hours per week

THE POST - REQ000203 - Sport Operations Assistant - Ayr

The post holder will support the operational delivery of sports facilities and service activities. Responsible for maintaining effective communication with Sport Operations Manager and Sport Operations Co-ordinator, and the local implementation of agreed policies and procedures. This role involves a pro-active approach to assisting in the development of sports services which will positively impact on the student and staff experience and wellbeing. You will be responsible for delivering gym inductions, small group fitness sessions, creating tailored fitness programmes, a range of administration duties, and cleaning and maintenance tasks.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• HNC qualification in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• An understanding of sports, leisure and recreation and the associated user groups
• Be able to discuss knowledge and demonstrate understanding and awareness of basic health and fitness issues and factors which can impact on these
• Basic computer literacy/IT skills and/or ability to use a specialist software package relevant to the job (training to be provided where required)
• Experience of working in a customer focussed role
• Commitment to delivering high quality service and supporting an outstanding user experience

ABOUT US

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• An additional days leave on your birthday
• Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (currently 19.3%), including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme.
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Interview Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

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UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a "Disability Confident" employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.