Casual Active Communities Worker

Do you enjoy sport, arts or creative activities and want to help children have fun and stay active?
Are you looking for flexible, rewarding work supporting highquality activity sessions for children aged 416 as part of an experienced team?

Salford Community Leisure's Active Communities team delivers exciting, innovative, and highly regarded activities across the City of Salford to children and young people aged 4-16 years and we are looking to recruit a number of casual employees to assist in the delivery of our highly engaging and rewarding activity, holiday and party programmes during the summer of 2026.

Salford Community Leisure is a dynamic, non-for-profit organisation committed to enriching the lives of the people in and around Salford through sports, leisure, culture, and well-being. We are passionate about nurturing inclusive and healthy communities, ensuring that every individual has access to the opportunities and services that support physical and mental health, creativity, and personal development.

Salford as a city is one of the fastest-growing local authority districts in England and Wales and is becoming more diverse. There are major ongoing health challenges and inequalities within the city and an ambitious set of strategies have been developed to tackle them. Physical exercise, creativity, learning and community development have been identified to change peoples lives for the better.

We are looking for candidates who:

Have an interest or experience in sport, arts, cultural or youthfocused activities
Can support the delivery of highquality activity sessions for children aged 416
Communicate clearly and confidently with children, families and colleagues
Can work reliably as part of a team, following session plans and instructions
Are organised and able to assist with session setup, delivery and monitoring
Demonstrate behaviours and values aligned with Salford Community Leisure

If you wish to discuss these vacancies with us, please get in touch with

Stephen Gordon Active Communities Development Officers.gordon@scll.co.uk.

Shortlisting to take place on week commencing 15th June 2026

Interviews are anticipated to be week commencing 22nd June 2026

We encourage candidates to ensure their application demonstrates the skills, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently it is £49.50 for an enhanced check. The payment will be taken back over two payments directly from the first two months salary payments. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr

For more information on Salford Community Leisure visit our website: www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk