Sports Centre Assistant - OSFC Sports Campus

Sports Centre Assistant - OSFC Sports Campus

Start Date: As soon as possible

Hours: Casual (evenings and weekends)

Salary: £13.45 per hour

Location: OSFC Sports Campus, Chapel Road Playing Fields, Grammar School Road, Oldham OL8 4QY

About the role: The Sports Centre Assistant plays a key role in the daily operation of our Sports Campus, ensuring a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for all users. This role involves assisting with front-of-house duties, supervising activity areas, setting up equipment, and delivering high standards of customer service.

About OSFC Sports Campus OSFC Sports Campus is our exciting new addition to the college estate. Based just off Manchester Road, two miles south-west of the town centre, our Sports Campus is a place of study for a number of our Sport students, and also acts as a community sports facility, utilised by local grassroots clubs; community; and, some commercial users.

The Pinnacle Learning Trust

The Pinnacle Learning Trust was established in 2017 as a result of the long-standing, strong and effective relationship between The Hathershaw College and Oldham Sixth Form College. Werneth Primary School joined our Trust in February 2019 and Broadfield Primary School in April 2023 and most recently, Alexandra Park junior School in April 2024. Our work is built upon our shared belief that young people in Oldham and the local area should have access to excellent educational provision. We celebrate students’ uniqueness and support our young people to flourish and become responsible, successful citizens who contribute positively to their communities. Our collective aim, articulated through our mission statement, is to improve the lives and life chances of young people through the development of outstanding practice based upon partnership.

The Trust’s central services teams include: Estates, Finance, HR and Payroll, Marketing, IT Services and MIS. Their aim is to enhance the experience of students and staff across the Trust by providing effective and efficient central services which support them to achieve their goals.

Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.

Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others through designation as Evidence Leads in Education for the Research School; delivery of school-to-school support; support for trainee teachers and involvement with our work as a strategic partner with the East Manchester Teaching School Hub and our Science Learning Partnership Hub.

We are delighted to be the winners of the MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year 2025, and have been recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award in 2025 for the second year running. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.

Read our ‘Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust’ booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.

Closing Date for applications: Noon Friday 30th October

Provisional Interview Date: Tuesday 3rd November

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Commitment to Safeguarding

The Pinnacle Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Pinnacle Learning Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.