Casual Leisure Assistant

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Vacancy | Casual Leisure Assistant

Location: Cantley Park, Wokingham RG40 5QG

Salary: Hourly rate based on experience.

Hours: To be discussed based on shift and individual availability.

Contract: Casual

An Exciting Opportunity to Join Berks & Bucks FA at the Heart of the Local Community

Berks & Bucks FA is embarking on an exciting new chapter as we take our first steps into running and managing community facilities, with Cantley Park in Wokingham at the centre of our plans. We are developing Cantley Park into a vibrant hub for grassroots football, sport, and the local community, and we want you to be part of it.

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable Casual Leisure Assistants to join our team and play a key role in the day-to-day running of the site.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a varied role where no two days are the same, helping to create a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for everyone who visits.

About the Role

As a Leisure Assistant, you will:

• Help set up pitches and facilities, ensuring they are presented safely and to a high standard.
• Carry out cleaning, basic maintenance, and statutory checks across the site.
• Support the running of the on-site café, including serving customers and preparing hot and cold drinks.
• Play a key role in delivering excellent customer service and ensuring a positive experience for all visitors.
• Support the Duty Manager and wider team with day-to-day operations and tasks.
• Be an ambassador for the facility, supporting Berks & Bucks FA’s mission to empower communities through football.

What We’re Looking For

• A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.
• Experience working in a customer-focused environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to engage with people from all backgrounds.
• Awareness of health & safety and safeguarding, with the ability to follow policies and procedures.
• Reliability, attention to detail, and ability to manage your time effectively.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of building an exciting new community hub from the ground up.
• Gain valuable experience in sport, leisure, and facilities operations.
• Join a supportive team passionate about grassroots football and making a difference.
• Help shape a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for the local community.

If you’re looking for a flexible, hands-on role where you can make a real impact in your community, apply now to be part of the Cantley Park team.

About Berks & Bucks FA

Berks & Bucks FA is the local governing body for football covering Berkshire & Buckinghamshire. Our role is simple, to lead, protect and support an individual’s journey in football by inspiring a lifelong relationship with the game. Football has the power to Connect People and Change Lives and this is why we do what we do.

Responsible to over 60,000 players across 4000+ teams and over 10,000 coaches, volunteers and officials in the affiliated game, Berks & Bucks FA is proud to be one of the largest County Football Association's in England. Working in partnership with the FA, we deliver services and opportunities to boost the growth & quality of the game.

These are exciting times for the County FA as we are at the beginning of our new four-year strategy and are settling into a new interim County FA office. The continued growth of grassroots football continues to provide opportunities and challenges, and the successful candidates will be instrumental in helping the County FA to achieve our ambitions over the upcoming period.

What is it like to work for Berks & Bucks FA?

Berks & Bucks FA is a great place to work. We are a relaxed, friendly workforce with a positive culture. We know that we are only as good as the people we employ.

Our staff see working in football as a privilege and all have one thing in common, we all believe in why we come to work, to connect people and change lives. We know the opportunities that football has on wider learning and wellbeing and this is our motivation to succeed.

What you’ll get:

• The organisation’s commitment to your training and development
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• A forward-thinking employer with people at the heart of decisions

We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wokingham RG40 5QG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• leisure: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person