Duty Supervisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive team leader to join the University of Cambridge Sports Service. As a Duty Supervisor, you will be part of the team responsible for the day-to-day operations and services provided at the University sports facilities. A broad range of student, staff and community-club training sessions, competitions and events take place across our sites, in addition to a thriving gym, class and racket sports membership community at the University Sports Centre.

You will supervise, motivate and support a team of sports, fitness and reception staff to create a welcoming, professional, and safe atmosphere for all our users.

You will also work closely with the Estates Management staff to manage the health and safety, maintenance and environmental management procedures and processes throughout the facilities.

Your hours of work are based on a shift pattern working 5 days over a 7-day period which will include a mixture of early mornings, late evenings, weekends and some bank holiday shifts.

Applicants should possess a degree-level education or equivalent in Sports Science, Sports Management or related discipline, or equivalent industry / management certificates, a Level 3 First Aid at Work qualification and a health and safety qualification, or the ability to achieve these.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to use the Suitability for the Role section of the application form to highlight how they meet the person specification and what skills, knowledge and experience they would bring to the role.

If you have any questions which are not covered by the Further Information document or the Sports Service Website, please e-mail recruitment@sport.cam.ac.uk

The interviews for this role will take place on Wednesday 24 June 2026.

Disability Confident Scheme We do not provide our recruiting teams with any information about a candidate's protected characteristics, including disability. If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, we encourage candidates to state this under the 'Reasonable Adjustments' section of the application. This information is only available to recruitment administrators.

Please note the University is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role, as the role is ineligible for sponsorship.

Please quote reference DG49770 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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