Role: Sports and Community Lettings Assistant
Salary: £24,790 to £25,183 Grade: Grade 4; Point 5 - 6 Cheshire East Council NJC Pay Structure
Start Date: ASAP Contract Type: 37 hours per week (full time), 52.134 weeks per year (rota system, including evenings and weekends)
Contract Term: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 15th September 2025, Midday
Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 15th September 2025
To whom responsible: Community Lettings Manager
Purpose of Post:
Operating within the school’s support staff structure, the post holder will provide safe, efficient and effective support for our community lettings business (High Leisure), and the PE Curriculum Team, the post holder will support the team by ensuring the effective use and care of equipment and the setting up and general preparation of sports areas.
This post provides support for High Leisure functions occurring, including weekends. Flexible working hours are required to ensure the effective and efficient operation of High Leisure, to work on a shift basis in order to cover both curriculum and community facility use. Typically, this is five days out of seven, on a rota basis.
Principal Duties

Under the leadership of the Community Lettings Manager, supervising the safe, effective and efficient management of High Leisure operations including:

• Undertaking of key administrative functions including maintenance of bookings
• Organisation and care of equipment and general preparation of sports areas
• Management, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment
• Deployment and supervision of staff
• Management and supervision of community users
• Ensuring appropriate safeguarding and health and safety measures are in place and reporting any concerns to the business manager
• Ensuring all areas and equipment are tidied and cleaned to a high standard
• Undertaking minor repairs and maintenance across the site
• To support PE teaching staff through preparing, deploying, maintaining and cleaning sports equipment and facilities to a high standard
• Serving customers using the High Leisure facilities including the hire of equipment and serving refreshments via the catering facilities on site
• To conduct daily monitoring of all sports areas to ensure that all are properly maintained, clean and ready for use.

Where appropriate supporting other curriculum provision occurring at the weekend including sports fixtures and educational visits where appropriate

Ensuring high standards of safety, security, presentation, hygiene and cleanliness across the school site including:

• contributing to grounds and facility management where appropriate
• contributing to monitoring of school security systems including CCTV and Paxton locks where appropriate
• Monitoring of areas of curriculum and community provision occurring during the weekend
• Responsibility, when appropriate, for locking and unlocking school premises and ensuring the operating of security alarms.
• Operating within lone worker guidelines where appropriate.

Notes
Health and Safety
To take all reasonable steps to ensure the Health and Safety of students and staff within the teaching base environment.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of students in accordance with the school’s child protection policy.
Local Authority Flexibility Policy
Notwithstanding the detail in this job description to undertake, in accordance with the Policy, such work as may be determined by the Headteacher from time to time, up to or on a level consistent with the Principal Duties of the job.
‘No Smoking’ Policy
The school is an entirely ‘no smoking’ and ‘no vaping’ environment.
Review
This job description will be subject to review annually at the end of the academic year or earlier if necessary.
In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation with you.
We reserve the right to close the application process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £24,790.00-£25,183.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wilmslow SK9 1LZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In perso

Please refer the Job description for details