Sports Attendant (18 hours per week)
The Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh, City of
- New
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 December 2024
Job overview
We are looking to employ a Sport Attendant who is highly enthusiastic and is customer focused to join the team at Access EA, Edinburgh Academy Trading Company Limited. This is a varied role, and you will be required to deliver a high quality and excellent customer experience for all users.
You will possess an ability to work on your own initiative and have a commitment to working within a team. Your main duties include setting up and down sports and class equipment and working on reception using a leisure management booking system, dealing with day-to-day enquiries and bookings as well as the operation of pitches and facilities at New Field Playing Fields.
As part of the team, you will help ensure a safe, secure, and clean environment for the users. The hours will be based on a rota, which will include working evenings and some weekends and will be line managed by the Sports Hub Manager. A degree of flexibility is required in this role however we anticipate that postholders will be contracted for a minimum of 18 hours per week. Seasonal hours will be made avail able for sports coaching during School holidays and assisting with the running of our holiday camps.
The role will involve communicating with multiple stakeholders both internally to the organisation and externally within the local community. Being able to effectively interact with children, adults, parents, teachers, staff, and colleagues is an integral part of the role. The postholder will demonstrate a keen interest in sport and a genuine interest in helping others. While not essential, it would be advantageous if applicants held one or more of the following: Leisure Qualifications: · NPLQ Trainer Assessor · First Aid
This is an open vacancy, and interviews will be conducted as applications are shortlisted.
Further details are available from the Sports Hub and Camps Manager: 0131 624 4919 or sglen@edinburghacademy.org.uk
Conditions of employment
The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, verification of identity and proof of qualifications.
Child Protection
The Edinburgh Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and at the enhanced PVG level.
Main Responsibilities
Sports Attendants play a significant role in maintaining a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for customers. The postholder will be involved in all aspects of the activities taking place at the Sports Hub and New Field. Sports Attendants report to the Sports Hub and Camps Manager.
Main Duties:
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and maintenance in all areas of the Sports Hub, both inside and outside, carry out cleaning programs for the fitness room and sports equipment, reporting any defects or breakages.
- Work at Reception, dealing with telephone calls and emails, and liaising with service users.
- Setting up and taking down sports equipment, ensuring that all bookings start and finish on time.
- Supervising patrons using the equipment while in the facility including teams, adults, teenagers, and children
- Dealing with customer queries in person and over the telephone in a confident and positive manner.
- Assisting with any accidents that occur and giving first aid if needed
- Overseeing security in changing rooms, tidying, and cleaning all areas
- Charging admission, taking bookings, renting out equipment or answering the phone
- Opening and closing of New Field pitches and facilities, ensuring a safe and clean environment for customers
- Pitch inspections of New Field pitches ensuring they remain litter free and reporting any defects or breakages
- Assisting at unique events and providing help with external events
Any other reasonable duties as may requested by Management
Gym Duties
Patrol the activity areas to ensure all areas conform to the health and safety standards and are therefore safe
The Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience of working in a school setting, gym, or fitness centre and or customer-facing environment (Essential)
- Excellent communication and! interpersonal skills (Essential)
- Ability to adhere to and follow instructions for current industry guidance ensuring Health and Safety standards are met (Essential)
- Coaching or fitness qualification (NPLQ Trainer/Assessor) - (Desirable)
- First Aid certificate (Desirable)
- Organised and punctual (Essential)
- Keen interest in sport and fitness (Essential)
About the school/organisation
The Edinburgh Academy is a fully co-educational school. The School consists of a Senior School, Junior School and a Nursery Department. The School is a member of HMC. The Edinburgh Academy moved to full co-education across the whole school in 2008. The Junior and Senior Schools are on separate sites, both of which have spacious grounds and sports facilities including extensive playing fields, an all-weather sports area, and a large Sports Hall and Centre.
About The Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy
Introduction
The Edinburgh Academy is an academically selective, independent, co-educational day school for pupils aged 5-18 years with a reputation for being caring and friendly. It aims to provide co-educational excellence with a first-class all-round education to those of intellectual promise and academic potential, regardless of background, race or creed. The Edinburgh Academy aims to be forward-looking and progressive but also greatly values its long held traditions.
Although the School is not academically exclusive, the ability range of pupils is well above the national average. Great emphasis is placed on the pursuit of co-curricular interests alongside academic studies for all our pupils. The School has a strong reputation for individual attention and excellence in its pastoral care and co-curricular provision.
The School is oversubscribed at all entry points and this creates a competitive pressure on admissions places at the School.
School Background
The Edinburgh Academy is a fully co-educational school. The School consists of a Senior School containing approximately 590 pupils and a Junior School containing approximately 390 pupils, and we have a Nursery department of around 100 pupils. The School is a member of HMC. The Edinburgh Academy moved to full co-education across the whole school in 2008. Previously girls were only admitted in the Sixth Form (S5 and S6).
The Junior and Senior Schools are on separate sites, both of which have spacious grounds and sports facilities including extensive playing fields, an all-weather sports area, and a large Sports Hall and Centre.
The School’s Place in Edinburgh
The School was founded in 1824 and has been regarded as a leading educational establishment within the City of Edinburgh and across Scotland ever since. Original Directors included the leading literary names of their age such as Sir Walter Scott. Robert Louis Stevenson and James Clerk Maxwell were also pupils at the School. More recent Former Pupils (Academicals or ‘Accies’) include: Nicky Campbell - radio and TV broadcaster; Guy Berryman - bass guitarist with Coldplay; Will Whitehorn – past President of Virgin Galactic - Space Tourism Company; Mike Blair - Scottish rugby; Dragon’s Den star, James Ingham.
The Senior School occupies a site in Henderson Row, less than a mile from Princes Street and at the northern limits of the Georgian ‘New Town’, of which it was designed to be a part. The buildings include an iconic school hall and the James Clerk Maxwell Science Centre, which was completed in November 2006. The playing fields are about half a mile from the main buildings – Raeburn Place (8 ½ acres) (shared with the Academicals - Former Pupils), New Field in Inverleith Place (20 acres) and a further five acres at the Junior School and Nursery, also at Inverleith, with a 400 metre grass running track.
An investment programme in facilities of over £15m has in the last 5 years seen a new Junior School library and classroom block, 2 floodlight all weather pitches, a Performing Arts Centre at Senior School and new sports pavilions. A bespoke climbing wall facility was officially opened in 2015. The School has further ambitious plans beyond this current phase of development, which will see a wholescale redevelopment on our Senior School site over the coming decade.
The Edinburgh Academy is a highly regarded school within the local community, across Edinburgh and beyond. Staff and pupils take great pride in this reputation, and the commitment from all is evident in the continuing success and progress of the School.
The Edinburgh Academy is committed to sharing its facilities with the local community and has established a series of projects that provides the use of its estates and premises for the public good.
Further details about the School and its resources can be found on the School website - www.edinburghacademy.org.uk
Classes and Assembly
7ths (S6) and 6ths (S5) classes are organised by tutor groups studying either Highers, Advanced Highers or GCE A-level. Across the Senior School no teaching group consists of more than 24 pupils and many are substantially smaller.
A School Assembly is held at 8.50am each morning, and is attended by the whole school. School Services for the whole school are held on several occasions during the session.
Exam Results
The Edinburgh Academy uses both English and Scottish examination boards. Nearly all subjects now present SQA National 5 and Advanced Higher examinations. Each year, a significant number of our 7ths (S6) have conditional places at very competitively sought universities on the basis of their Advanced Higher/A-level and Higher results.
Yearly academic results can be found on the School website.
Games and Activities
At the Edinburgh Academy, sport offers opportunities at all levels. The PE curriculum is varied, encompassing a wide variety of team games and individual sports. The School runs teams in a large number of major and minor sports and encourages pupils to represent the School at one or more sports at any age group.
In Music, there are about 20 performing groups including orchestras, choirs, wind bands, a big band and several chamber groups.
In Drama, there are usually three or four main productions each year. There is a fully active LAMDA qualification schedule in acting, reading for performance, mime, public speaking and Musical Theatre in place. This occurs at break time and lunchtimes. In addition, the Drama and Music department liaise to produce an annual musical, with potential to increase this.
All pupils currently join the CCF or The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in 4ths (S3).
All members of staff are expected to play a full part in supporting the co-curricular life of the School.
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