Vacancies

Join us at University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness and you’ll be part of an organisation with a pioneering history, and a game-changing future.

Explore a range of career opportunities from lifeguarding to operations. Our current vacancies are listed below.

Current Vacancies

You will be responsible for lifeguarding and dry side facilities management duties, assisting the Facility Managers in the effective day-to-day management and operation of facilities, ensuring services are delivered safely.

For the full job description, salary and application form please apply below.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for w/c 26 January 2026.

Closing date – 18 January 2026.

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At the University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness, we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding service to students, staff, and members of the wider community. Guided and supported by our Reception Team Leaders, you will play a key role in creating a welcoming and professional first impression for everyone who walks through our doors.

 

For the full job description, salary and application form please apply below.

Informal enquiries to Mandy Griffiths, email: [email protected] 

Closing date – 22 February 2026.

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If you are interested in being a Swimming Instructor at UoB Sport & Fitness on a casual basis, please complete the form below. There is no specific closing date, however, we will close this form once sufficient applicants have been received.

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Swimming Instructor Casual Recruitment Form

If you are interested in being a Swimming Instructor at UoB Sport & Fitness on a casual basis, please complete the form below. There is no specific closing date, however, we will close this form once sufficient applicants have been received. By completing this form, you are giving your consent for UoB Sport & Fitness to contact you in relation to casual work. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Please provide your full name (first and last name)

Please provide a valid email address

Please provide a valid telephone number

Please let us know when you are available to work

Please list any relevant qualifications here

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Level 2 or equivalent exercise to music qualification required. Please contact Ellie if you are interested in being a Group Exercise Instructor on a casual basis. There is no specific closing date as we will review applications on an ongoing basis. 

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Are you interested in joining our team on a casual basis, supporting us in leading our Junior (under 18) Indoor Climbing programmes and running various adult courses?

These will take place on: 

  • Saturday mornings with the start date commencing as soon as possible 
  • Weekdays (provisionally Tuesday and Wednesday, approximately 4.00pm – 8.00pm) commencing April 2025

The following qualifications are essential:

  • CWI (CWA) qualified as a minimum, ideally also hold the CWDI (CWDA)
  • Helpful to hold route setting association Level 2, or association of British Climbing Walls qualification for roped route setting

Details of our climbing wall:

  • Small beginner/training climbing wall with dimensions: height: 10m, 2x auto belays and 8 lines
  • We currently run sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (open to revisions based on applicants) including taster sessions, pay & go and a variety of adult courses (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced)
  • Occasional daytime school groups and Junior day camps. There is scope to expand our existing climbing provision.

Please enter your details into the below form to apply. 

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Casual Indoor Climbing Instructor Application

If you are interested in being an Indoor Climbing Instructor at UoB Sport & Fitness on a casual basis, please complete the form below. By completing this form, you are giving your consent for UoB Sport & Fitness to contact you in relation to casual work. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Please provide your full name (first and last name)

Please provide a valid email address

Please provide a valid telephone number

Please let us know when you are available to work

Please list any relevant qualifications here

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Are you passionate about health and wellness? We’re seeking a friendly, motivated individual to join our team as a Casual Membership Sales Consultant.

You will be working collaboratively with the wider sales team to help deliver the targets and objectives set out by the Sales Team Leader. Your role will involve booking prospects in for tours, building rapport as you take them around the Sport & Fitness facility and ultimately, signing them up for memberships. Being the primary touch point of potential members for UoB Sport & Fitness; the role requires someone with a passion for people, enthusiasm for Sport and Fitness and, confidence with phone handling.

Sounds like you could be the right person for the team? Please get in touch with Ainsley Foxx [email protected] with your CV and a short cover letter explaining why you would be suited to the position.

Staff Benefits
  • Personal and professional development
  • Discount on University childcare
  • Retail discounts
  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Dental and healthcare plans
  • Public transport discounts
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham.

The benefits listed above are only available to permanent members of staff. Terms and conditions of casual and fixed-term employment may differ.