Job Description

Vacancy | Senior Leisure Assistant

Location:

Cantley Park, Wokingham RG40 5QG

Salary:

23,650

Hours:

35 hours per week worked on a shift basis to cover site opening, during day, in the evenings and at weekends.

Contract:

Full time - Permanent.

The opportunity

Berks & Bucks FA is embarking on an exciting new chapter as we take our first steps into running and managing our own community centres. We are committed to creating vibrant hubs that bring local people together and provide outstanding sporting and community facilities.

We are looking for passionate and customer-focused Senior Leisure Assistants to help us build Cantley Park into a thriving, inclusive centre that supports grassroots football and the wider community. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team from the very beginning of this journey and play a key role in shaping a new community destination.

About the Role

As a Senior Leisure Assistant, you will:

Support the Duty Managers in the day-to-day safe running of the site. Act as a key holder, responsible for opening and closing the facility. Deliver excellent customer service and build strong relationships with facility users. Support with the setup, maintenance, and presentation of pitches and facilities. Assist with health & safety, statutory checks, and risk assessments. Play a key role in the on-site cafe operations, including serving customers, basic cooking, and stock management. Support the delivery of safeguarding standards and ensure the facility is safe and inclusive for all.

What We're Looking For:

Experience working in sport, leisure, hospitality, or facilities. A background in customer service, with excellent communication skills. The ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends. A positive, proactive, and team-oriented approach. A willingness to complete required training, including Emergency Aid, FA Safeguarding, Manual Handling, and Food Hygiene (training provided).

Why Join Us?

Be part of something new and exciting with the opportunity to shape how our centre operates. Work with a supportive and passionate team. Play a key role in building a community hub that makes a real difference to local people and grassroots football.
If you are enthusiastic, committed, and ready to help create a welcoming and high-quality community facility, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us put community at the heart of everything we do.

About Berks & Bucks FA

Berks & Bucks FA is the local governing body for football covering Berkshire & Buckinghamshire. Our role is simple, to lead, protect and support an individual's journey in football by inspiring a lifelong relationship with the game. Football has the power to Connect People and Change Lives and this is why we do what we do.

Responsible to over 60,000 players across 4000+ teams and over 10,000 coaches, volunteers and officials in the affiliated game, Berks & Bucks FA is proud to be one of the largest County Football Association's in England. Working in partnership with the FA, we deliver services and opportunities to boost the growth & quality of the game.

These are exciting times for the County FA as we are at the beginning of our new four-year strategy and are settling into a new interim County FA office. The continued growth of grassroots football continues to provide opportunities and challenges, and the successful candidates will be instrumental in helping the County FA to achieve our ambitions over the upcoming period.

What is it like to work for Berks & Bucks FA?

Berks & Bucks FA is a great place to work. We are a relaxed, friendly workforce with a positive culture. We know that we are only as good as the people we employ.

Our staff see working in football as a privilege and all have one thing in common, we all believe in why we come to work, to connect people and change lives. We know the opportunities that football has on wider learning and wellbeing and this is our motivation to succeed.

What you'll get:

The organisation's commitment to your training and development Access to the Employee Assistance Programme A forward-thinking employer with people at the heart of decisions 25 annual leave + bank holidays.

Application & Closing Date

For more information and to apply please head to

www.Berks-BucksFA.com

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The deadline for applications is

9:00am on Thursday 21st July 2025

. In-person interviews are currently scheduled for

week commencing 28th July

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 23,650.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:

Wokingham RG40 5QG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

working in leisure facilities or hospitality: 2 years (preferred)
Language:

English (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/07/2025