Hello,

Thank you for applying for the role of Sports Centre Supervisor.

Please note this role is only open to current SU Sport Centre staff at UPSU and therefore an Internal Applications only role. If you are a student who has not worked for UPSU before please apply for the Sports Centre Assistant role as this is open to all University of Plymouth students.

The role will include supervision of centre users and activities, conducting fitness inductions and assessments as well as taking responsibility for operations in the absence of the Sports Centre Manager. The SU Gym is a busy sports facility catering for University sports teams, local community and casual bookings, as part of this role you will need to be punctual with the set-up and packing away for each booking, and cleaning and maintaining of equipment when required. Relevant training will be provided.

The SU Gym is an on campus sports facility that caters for all exercise needs. Our Gym offers a variety of equipment to improve Health and fitness, along with a studio for exercises classes or additional training space. We play a major role in providing a training facility for various indoor sports teams and also host their fixtures throughout the BUCS leagues. The SU Gym is a busy, action packed sports facility open to all students, staff and the public.

Please fill out the following application to the best of your ability where on completion it will be submitted for consideration by the Gym Management team. Please note you must answer each question before you can continue to the next step. You may also be required to use the Sports Centre Supervisor Job Description & Person Specification for reference, which can be found here.

Sports Centre Supervisor

• Contract Start Date: 1st October 2026
• Contract End Date: 31st May 2027
• Pay Rate: £12.81 per hour
• Shift Requirements - Shifts will vary day to day - Day time, evenings till 10.15, weekends

Recruitment Timeline

• Application Closing Date - 23rd September 2026 (23:59)
  
• Shortlisting - 24th September 2026
• Interviews - 29th September 2026
• Training - Training will be provided through shadow shifts