Paid Student Opportunities
Casual Recreation Assistant
Our Recreation Assistants assist the full-time staff in making sure all the departments’ services, objectives and goals are fulfilled. This includes a variety of duties such as lifeguarding poolside, front of house services, cleaning, and set up/down equipment. Successful candidates will be the face of the organisation, so we are looking for candidates that display a high level of professionalism along with excellent customer service skills.
Benefits and support
All Sport Brighton staff receive free membership of the facilities which includes use of the peak gym, access to classes, and open swimming sessions.
Successful candidates will be supported by the operations team on an ongoing basis with training provided monthly by the team.
Apply
It is a requirement for casual rec assistants to hold a valid NPLQ qualification to work at Sport Brighton. If you don’t hold an NPLQ qualification we are still open to applications providing you are available to attend the NPLQ course we have running from Monday 16th December – Friday 20th December 2024.
To apply please send a covering letter and your CV of relevant experience to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 17th November 2024
Football referee
Sport Brighton’s refereeing programme gives students the opportunity to pursue their passion for officiating whilst at University. We’re looking for students who are either FA qualified or interested in obtaining their qualification to referee within the Parklife 11-a-side social leagues.
Qualified FA referees will receive £15 per fixture.
Students interested in becoming qualified referees will receive subsidised training costs through Sport Brighton (in return for refereeing 6 in-kind Parklife fixtures), and £15 per fixture once qualified.
For more information or to register yourself on the programme please contact the Sport Participation team by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Name
- Contact details
- Course
- Year of Study
- Campus
- FA refereeing qualification and experience (if held)
Volunteer Student Opportunities
Join the Panthers Team:
Sport Participation Assistant – Panthers Play Activator
Volunteers are vital to the successful planning, promotion and delivery of the Parklife programme. Sport Brighton are delighted to offer a range of volunteering opportunities that can be tailored to your interests and the skills you want to develop whilst ensuring the needs of Sport Brighton are met.
Responsibilities vary depending on the activity and can be discussed upon application. We’re looking for students to cover one or more of the following:
- Planning and facilitating activities
- Creating marketing material to promote sessions
- Producing social media content
- Completing pre and post session admin tasks
- Contributing to sport-specific and wider Parklife development plans
- Carrying out league administration duties (team sheets, fixture generation, results reports, league tables)
- Ensuring sport-specific COVID guidance is adhered to at all times
- Providing regular updates to participants
Successful applicants will receive an induction meeting and full training, access to the volunteer incentives, and inclusion in wider Sport Brighton Volunteer CPD.
Please complete the survey here or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Other opportunities
Sport Brighton's Panthers programme has designed these available voluntary roles to provide you with various opportunities to tailor and develop your employability skills whilst at University in a fun and rewarding programme. Help to facilitate your favourite Parklife session, act as a 'buddy' in sessions, create your own event or promote and market the programme.
Find out more information and how to apply to the available roles by clicking the relevant link below:
Discuss with us your skills, passion or aspirations and we can help you apply it to your tailored role: Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 01273 642871.
As part of Sport Brighton's Parklife volunteering programme you are also able to access specific sports National Governing Body's (NGB) voluntary roles. These sport-specific roles benefit from further training, support and rewards in addition to Parklife's comprehensive package outlined within the role details.
Other Opportunities:
@ctive Student: The University's volunteer service for all activity types. Click here for further information.
Active Sussex: The county sports partnership support a variety of volunteer opportunities in the local sporting community. Click here for further information.
