Sports Assistant - Weekends - Casual

The Royal Automobile Club are currently seeking a Casual Weekend Sports Assistant to join the team looking after the Sports and Wellbeing facility in our Woodcote Park clubhouse. Offering a variety of sports including swimming, tennis, squash, gym and studio classes. This is a role that requires delivering exceptional customer service to our members at all times.

Responsibilities include:

• Supervise and ensure high standards of service by the poolside and public areas
• Maintaining a safe pool environment through excellent lifeguard practices.
• Assist with the operational roles around the facilities
• Engage in polite professional conversations with members and guests, using the members name and title as appropriate at every opportunity
• Ensuring all public areas are maintained and cleaned at all times
• Providing a friendly professional service to all members and guests to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere
• Keep up to date with all sports and wellness services, current promotions and new products to recommend to our members and guests
• Ensure compliance with the rules of the Clubhouses Health and Safety Policy
• Provide assistance at the sports reception and other staff needs.

Working hours: 

This is a casual zero hours contract for weekend work.

Weekend shift patterns are:

Alternate early shift 7.30am - 2.00pm and late shift 2.00pm - 8.00pm

About you:

• Valid full UK drivers licence
• Hold a National Pool Lifeguard qualification (NPLQ)
• Proven and demonstrable excellent customer service experience
• Be approachable and confident
• Take great pride in your work and team
• Have experience of going over and above your day job
• Have good communication skills

The Royal Automobile Club embodies both the rich history of British motoring and the best tradition of private members’ clubs - prestigious yet always welcoming. Here at Woodcote Park in the heart of the Surrey countryside we’re passionate about pioneering ever-higher standards of dining, accommodation and sporting facilities.

Most importantly, you’ll share our values. We combine a passion for our heritage with a desire to achieve new levels of excellence. We exceed expectations, treat each other with respect, and ensure mutual trust is at the core of everything we do. If you can live these values, you’ll see your efforts recognised and your potential nurtured in an organisation that’s full of individuals who have come up through the ranks, learned new skills or taken their careers in surprising new directions.