University of Kent Looking for CS-275-23 – Duty Sports Officer at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

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Duty Sports Officer Sport

Location: Canterbury

Salary: £21,630 to £23,144 per annum

Grade: Grade 4

Post Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Release Date: Monday 10 July 2023

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 13 August 2023 (unless otherwise stated)

Reference: CS-275-23

Kent Sport is an exciting and friendly place to work, situated on the beautiful University of Kent, Canterbury campus. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Duty Sports Officer with proven experience of working in a similar role/environment.

If you have a passion for sport, good practical skills, including maintenance and use of hand tools, excellent customer service skills plus knowledge and experience of Health and Safety guidelines, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.

You will work a rolling shift pattern including regular evenings and weekends and form part of a wider operations team consisting of 5 x Duty Officers and 1 x Facility Manager who report into the Head of Operations and Facilities.

Rewarding your contribution

Benefits

You will enjoy a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing, along with a range of great staff benefits including

• 43 days’ leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts
• on-site parking

For further information on our staff benefits please go to https://staff.kent.ac.uk/employment/benefits

As Duty Sports Officer You Will

Supervise and prepare daily the University of Kent sports facilities for bookings and events, setting up sports equipment as required

Ensure that Kent Sport facilities are always well presented, clean, maintained and comply with Health and Safety requirements, in order that all users can play sport in a safe and friendly environment

Provide a consistently high level of customer service to all users of Kent Sport facilities, liaising with all user groups to understand their needs and build relationships

Continually promote Kent Sport and its products and services.

What We Are Looking For In The Right Candidate

Proven experience of working in a similar role/environment

Good IT skills to include MS Word, Outlook, and Excel

Excellent customer service skills

Good practical skills, including maintenance and use of hand tools.

Meet your team

Your new role is part of Kent Sport, Commercial Services. Kent Sport has grown significantly as a department in recent years both in terms of its staffing structure, but also the facilities and services available to its members. The department provides facilities and a diverse health, fitness and sporting programme to nearly 20,000 students, 3,000 staff and the community across our campuses. It is a sporting hub for the county.

The responsibilities of Kent Sport are many and varied from playing a vital strategic role within the University to building strong relationships with National Governing Bodies, county and local Councils as well as local sports clubs and organisations.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/sports/

If you require further assistance regarding the online application process, please contact [email protected]

No agencies, thank you.

Please refer to the job description for a full list of duties. Your application should clearly address the essential and desirable requirements of the Person Specification, this is how your application is scored. You should provide clear evidence and examples in your application which back-up any assertions you make in relation to each criterion.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.

The University of Kent has a multi-cultural and diverse environment and is committed to developing a working and learning culture that encompasses dignity, respect and consideration for all. All members of the University community have a responsibility to create an environment which is free from harassment, bullying, unlawful discrimination and victimisation.

Further details: Job Description Additional Information

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Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.