Leisure Receptionist

We are currently seeking a motivated and suitably skilled individual/s to join the team at Telford & Wrekin Council Leisure Services as a Leisure Receptionist

The Successful candidate/s will be responsible for manning the reception desk at Oakengates Leisure Centre and supporting the administration of the Successful Swim 4 life lesson programme and dealing with customer enquiries and query's face to face and over the phone.

The successful candidate/s will be required to work evenings and Weekends

Experience of working in a busy customer service environment is essential for this post and administration experience is desirable for the post

We've implemented a new system from Monday 4th March which will improve your candidate experience!, Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay


• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme


• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes


• Free on-site parking


• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day


• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling, In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.


At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments here