Senior Recreation Assistant - Full Time - Withdean Sports Complex

Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!

At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people and making a real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools—but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.

As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure. We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good. We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile—every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported, and inspired.

If you’re passionate about helping others and love creating great experiences, you’ll feel right at home with us. You don’t need to be an expert to get started - we’ll give you all the training and support you need. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s loads of room to grow. Many of our team have built amazing careers doing what they love, helping customers day-to-day and making people feel good.

We’re proud to be a workplace where everyone is welcome, valued, and supported to thrive—because when our team reflects the communities we serve, we all grow stronger together.

Working as a Senior Recreation Assistant you will oversee a team and act as a mentor and role model while delivering staff training where applicable. You will have strong attention to detail and ensure the safety of customers as well as the cleanliness of the facilities. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career in the leisure industry and a fantastic chance to support stadium events along with operational planning and tasks across the centre. You will be hardworking with a conscientious attitude. Excellent communication and social skills are essential as you will often be the first point of contact for customers.

Hours: 37 hours a week - Monday to Sunday (Rota Basis)

Requirements

• First Aid at Work (desirable)
• Team orientated approach, able to work across organisation boundaries and demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of staff and colleagues
• Demonstrated passion and energy for the leisure industry
• Regular cleaning, maintenance and preparation of areas and equipment as appropriate

• To supervise and assist the leisure centre customers
• To be a proactive member of the leisure centre team
• Deliver excellent customer service at all times
• To assist with the preparation, storage, resources and movement of equipment as required

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

• My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
• Discounted Staff membership (including family members)

• Incremental holidays

• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.

• Company pension

• Various insurance and saving schemes

• Financial advice

• Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only)

• All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Closing date: 8th May 2026

Salary: up to £24,519 per annum

Freedom Leisure is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.