Sports and leisure assistants, provide and maintain facilities for sporting and recreational activities and supervise their use, maintain the continuity of entertainment and social events, offer odds and accept bets on the result of sporting and other events and control gambling activities.

Tasks

  • Provides support in production and broadcasting operations, such as helping set up and maintain the set, running errands, moving equipment, looking after guests, and transporting crew and cast between locations.
  • Controls the progress of games of cards, roulette and other gambling activities according to established rules.
  • Assesses likely outcome of an event and establishes odds, accepts and records bets, issues receipts and pays out on winning bets.
  • Announces acts, makes introductions, proposes toasts and maintains the continuity of entertainment events and social functions.
  • Carries clubs for golfers, advises on the layout and distance of golf courses and appropriate choice of golf club.
  • Maintains hygienic operation of swimming pools and associated facilities such as hot tubs, showers and changing areas.
  • Work in teams patrolling popular stretches of the coast, advising people when and where they can swim safely and making rescues when necessary.
  • Supervises the use of swimming pools, gymnasium apparatus, fitness machines and other recreational equipment.
  • Maintains sports and leisure equipment and prepares equipment for use.

Typical Education Level

Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C

Will retirement created job openings

In the UK, 8% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers

*This is based on national data

£11,789 Average wage

Average annual earnings

The current average wage for sports or leisure assistant is £11,789

2,453 positions

Current Employment

The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 2,453. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

jobs

Job Postings

Over the past year, jobs have been posted for sports or leisure assistant roles.

How well does it pay?

Normal pay for this occupation is £11,789 per year. That is about £982 per month or £6.05 per hour. New workers generally start on £5,025, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £36,267

Is it growing or declining?

This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 2,453 people are employed in the region.

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