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The University of Portsmouth

Senior Sports Operations Assistant (inc Lifeguarding)

Portsmouth Permanent Full-time £25,949–£26,707 / year
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As part of the Sports Operations Team, you will help ensure that the sports facilities environment is safe for use and that a high level of customer service is maintained at all times. Alongside your responsibility for lifeguarding (providing immediate first aid / water rescue when required), you will help ensure sport areas are ready for activity (including moving equipment safely), wider first aid provision and equipment cleaning; providing a high quality and friendly customer experience. There will also be a requirement for you to cover other operational tasks, as required, which will include acting up for the Duty Supervisor and elements of pool plant procedures.

The role will be required to have operational sports facilities knowledge and experience of customer led, service environments.

This position is working on-site only; hybrid working is not supported for this appointment. Reduced working hours are not available, however adjustments to the proposed rota may be considered.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.

Benefits include:
- Competitive salary with incremental progression
- Generous pension scheme
- 32–35 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
- Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working
- Staff discounts and loyalty schemes
- Staff car parking and discounted public travel
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Staff wellbeing programmes
- Recreation facilities including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities
- Discounted learning
- Start-up business mentoring via the Entrepreneurs in Residence programme

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Job details
Reference
REC00005339
Category
Support & Operations
Subject
Sport & Exercise Science
Hours
37 hrs / week
Posted
10 Nov 2026

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