Job Description

Job Details
Section
Sports & Community Services
Location:
Wide Lane
Salary
25,249 to 26,707 per annum
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Interview Date
To be confirmed
Reference
3223925MT

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at University of Southampton's outstanding Southampton Sport Team as a - Sport Operations Assistant.


We have a several locations including the newly extended flag ship site, Jubilee Sport & Recreation Centre; Housing a state of the art Gym, climbing wall, pool and squash and studio space. As part of the wider offering we have Mayflower Gym, Wide Lane Sports ground and the Watersports Centre, which are open to students, staff and members of the wider community.


University of Southampton is investing more than 40million in our sports facilities, we offer an extensive range of sport, leisure classes and courses that are available to our customers from 07:00 to 22:00 every day of the week. We require sports professionals to provide a consistently high-quality sports and leisure service to our customers all year round.

The role

As a Operations assistant you will be part of a highly motivated and organised Southampton Sport Team responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient daily operation of the facilities. Based at our Wide lane Sports ground. The role is primarily responsible for the smooth running of the facility, but will also deal with customer queries, preparing equipment, ensuring health and safety procedures are being following, and being an ambassador for active lifestyles at the University of Southampton.


We encourage applications for a full time or part time roles. You will be working set hour working patterns, full time is equivalent to 36 hours a week averaged over a number of weeks.

About you

We are seeking professional, motivated, and proactive individuals, who are brilliant team players. Roles require strong customer service skills, you may be the first point of contact dealing with a diverse range of situations. You will be responsible for health & safety of all users and need to always act professionally.

What we can offer you

With a competitive starting salary of 24,600 per annum, there is an additional 10% uplift shift allowance.


University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; generous annual leave allowance with University closure days and public holidays, and excellent family leave arrangements (maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave).


As a member of the Southampton Sport Team you are entitled to free Membership to the fantastic technogym powered gym, Climbing/bouldering walls, pool and studios.


To view the University of Southampton's wide range of benefits, please visit https://www.southampton.ac.uk/hr/services/benefits-explained/index.page


For more information on the Student Experience Directorate, the roles we offer and top tips for applying please visit our website: Click here

Learn more about Southampton Sport

Sports and fitness at Southampton just got better | University of Southampton



As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.


This role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. To explore alternative UK visa options, see gov.uk.


Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.