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Clay Cross Active – Progress update – 26/3/25

Clay Cross Active, the highly anticipated leisure centre, is set to open its doors in summer 2025, and the excitement is building! This state-of-the-art facility promises to be a game-changer for the local community, offering a wide range of activities and amenities designed to promote health, wellness, and social interaction.

The new centre will feature a large, modern fitness suite, a spin studio, a sports hall, and both a main pool and a learner pool with spectator seating. Additionally, visitors can look forward to a community café, treatment rooms, a soft play area for children and a brand new Tag Active arena. As you can see from the pictures, the new Tag Active facility has come on a long way in the past few weeks.

Check out some of these progress pictures from 26 March 2025!


Clay Cross Active is hiring!

With our incredible new facility, set to be the best in the region and set to open its doors early summer 2025, we’d love for you to join our team! Take a look at our fantastic new facility Clay Cross Active – Just Do More!

“We’d love our new Clay Cross Active family to be built from our local communities and would encourage you to apply if you have the skills for these roles”. Cllr Kathy Rouse, Cabinet Member for Leisure

We are looking for local talent in a variety of positions and would urge you to get in contact to apply for the roles!

We are looking for:

  • Full Time Leisure Attendant (37 hours per week)– Minimum requirement of a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
  • Part Time Leisure Attendant (22.5 hours per week)- Minimum requirement of a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
  • 4 x Part Time Catering Assistant (22.25 hours per week) – Requirement to complete a Food Safety Hygiene Certificate.
  • Casual Catering Assistant- Requirement to complete a Food Safety Hygiene Certificate.
  • 4 x Part Time TAG Active Attendant (12.75 hours per week) – no minimum requirement of qualifications.
  • Casual TAG Active Attendant – no minimum requirement of qualifications.

What is Tag Active?  TAGactive – TAGactive Arenas

If you are interested in any of the above roles, please visit Derbyshire County Council’s website The jobs will be advertised over a staggered two-week period starting from the 29th January 2025. Please note if you have already been shortlisted for one of the positions above, you do not need to re-apply

Why apply and where will you be working?

We believe in our ONE TEAM culture and its at the heart of all we do. We believe we have some fantastic skills in our communities that we would love to be part of our team. See some of our talent pipeline recruits from the last few years and the benefits of working for NEDDC.


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