6211- SPORTS AND LEISURE ASSISTANTS

Job Title: 

SPORTS AND LEISURE ASSISTANTS

Alternate Titles: 

Croupier,Leisure attendant,Lifeguard,Sports assistant

Job Description: 

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.

Education: 

There are no formal academic entry requirements, although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. A variety of vocational qualifications is available in Sports and Recreation and Leisure and Tourism.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 6
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 12.2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • maintains sports and leisure equipment and prepares equipment for use;
  • supervises the use of swimming pools, gymnasium apparatus, fitness machines and other recreational equipment;
  • maintains hygienic operation of swimming pools and associated facilities such as jacuzzis, showers and changing areas;
  • carries clubs for golfers, advises on the layout and distance of golf courses and appropriate choice of golf club;
  • announces acts, makes introductions, proposes toasts and maintains the continuity of entertainment events and social functions;
  • assesses likely outcome of an event and establishes odds, accepts and records bets, issues receipts and pays out on winning bets;
  • controls the progress of games of cards, roulette and other gambling activities according to established rules;
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK