Job Title: Duty Officer
Hourly Rate: £13.45 - £14.66 per hour plus holiday pay (CLF Grade B)
Contract Type: Casual
Your opportunity to help shape a safe, welcoming, and active environment for our students and community.
We are looking to appoint a Casual Duty Officer to join our team at Tewkesbury Academy Sports Centre. The Sports Centre is based in the grounds of Tewkesbury Academy. It is a dual use Centre, which means that the school students use the facilities during school hours, and the wider community use the facilities in the evenings, on weekends and during school holidays.
We are seeking a committed and adaptable individual to take responsibility for managing the Sport Centre's facilities outside of school hours. The Duty Officer will provide all visitors with a friendly and positive experience, delivering effective customer service and maintaining safe and efficient facilities through supervision and high standards of housekeeping. As the Sports Centre operates a swimming pool alongside other facilities, holding a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is desirable. However, support can be provided to work towards this qualification if not already held.
The post holder will work on a casual claim basis and be willing to take on shifts on evenings and/or weekends. Hours can be discussed further at interview.
About you:
As a Duty Officer, you will:
- Provide a friendly, professional, and safe experience for all users of the Sports Centre
- Supervise and support lifeguards and swimming teachers during pool sessions
- Set up and dismantle equipment for sports and events
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness and site security
- Respond to emergencies and uphold health and safety procedures
- Support the management of the pool plant and booking systems
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Tewkesbury Academy:
Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work within Gloucestershire with a student body of more than 1,200 and upwards of 150 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year.
The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.
Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 24 August 2025 @11.59pm
Shortlisting: 25 August 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing 01 September 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
