Day-to-day operating brief
What Recreation Assistant (Dry Side) work looks like in practice
A Dry-Side Recreation Assistant prepares courts, halls and activity spaces, supports customers and monitors equipment outside pool operations. Terms should cover manual handling, goals and posts, dividing curtains, trampolines where trained, checks between bookings, cleaning, storage, contractor or club access and incident reporting. The assistant should not assemble specialist equipment without training or leave unstable apparatus available to the public. Recreation Assistant (Dry Side) is a sports & recreation role focused on workflow coordination, document control, calendar and correspondence, data accuracy, service-request escalation, recreation, assistant, role duties. The contract should describe the role's practical duties, reporting route, records, standards and compliance obligations without importing wording from another industry The Employee is employed as Recreation Assistant (Dry Side) in the Employer's Sports & Recreation business. The role requires reasonable skill, care, accuracy, cooperation with management instructions and attention to the records, risks and standards specific to recreation assistant (dry side) work The Employee must follow the sports & recreation operational controls that apply to recreation assistant (dry side) work, including workplace procedures, records, customer or client standards, data protection, health and safety and escalation, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements The Employee must protect employee, customer, supplier, appointment, correspondence, document, system and office records, including any personal data, customer or client information, operational records, pricing, credentials, security information, business plans and role-specific records accessed while performing recreation assistant (dry side) duties Recreation Assistant (Dry Side) work in Sports & Recreation must follow the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, role records, escalation routes and training requirements relevant to workflow coordination, document control, calendar and correspondence. Family: administration Recreation Assistant (Dry Side) Administration accuracy Communication Document control
Responsibilities reflected in the contract
- Inspect halls courts and changing areas.
- Set up dismantle and store sports equipment.
- Support bookings customers and visiting clubs.
- Complete cleaning checks and defect quarantine.
- Respond to incidents and hand over facilities.
A realistic working scenario
A Dry-Side Recreation Assistant prepares courts, halls and activity spaces, supports customers and monitors equipment outside pool operations. Terms should cover manual handling, goals and posts, dividing curtains, trampolines where trained, checks between bookings, cleaning, storage, contractor or club access and incident reporting. The assistant should not assemble specialist equipment without training or leave unstable apparatus available to the public.
Outputs to agree
- inspect halls courts and changing areas
- set up dismantle and store sports equipment
- support bookings customers and visiting clubs
Records and evidence
- The halls activities and working hours.
- The setup competence and manual-handling controls.
- The booking key and equipment systems.
- The first-aid evacuation and safeguarding routes.
- Work records.
- Handover notes.
Reporting relationship
Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.
Authority and escalation
- A Dry-Side Recreation Assistant prepares courts, halls and activity spaces, supports customers and monitors equipment outside pool operations. Terms should cover manual handling, goals and posts, dividing curtains, trampolines where trained, checks between bookings, cleaning, storage, contractor or club access and incident reporting. The assistant should not assemble specialist equipment without training or leave unstable apparatus available to the public.
- Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.
Tools and systems
- Email.
- Document systems.
- Phone systems.
Workplace context
- Office, client premises, remote systems or assigned work locations.
Training and certification
- Complete employer-required health and safety training.
Contract priorities
- the halls activities and working hours
- the setup competence and manual-handling controls
- the booking key and equipment systems
- the first-aid evacuation and safeguarding routes
Information the employer should prepare
- the halls activities and working hours
- the setup competence and manual-handling controls
- the booking key and equipment systems
- the first-aid evacuation and safeguarding routes
- the duty manager maintenance and club contacts
Individually written and reviewed against the maintained role record.
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