General Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Location: Ashton Playing Fields, Chigwell Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8AA

Salary: £21,858 (pro rata) per annum

Type: Permanent – part time 16 hours

The Sport and Leisure Service are recruiting enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team as General Assistants at Ashton Playing Fields.

Located in Woodford Bridge, Ashton Playing Fields boasts a wide range of sports facilities including an 8 lane athletics track, a newly refurbished gym, an astro-turf pitch and grass pitches, long jump/triple jump pits and javelin and shot put area. The location also holds a function hall and meeting room and regularly is used for sporting events.

As a General assistant your role will focus on ensuring that the venue is kept to a high standard to keep customer satisfaction. You will work alongside the team to ensure that events are set up, health and safety is maintained and that the venue is kept clean and tidy for all who walks through the doors.

Job requirements:

· To work on a shift rota system.

· To be aware of all Health & Safety issues within the Centre, to constantly implement and assess procedures drawing attention to any unsafe practices.

· To set up for functions and events.

· To develop a friendly and efficient working relationship with the people who use the Leisure Centre.

· To work as part of a team to achieve the income and usage targets of the Leisure Centre.

· To ensure all facilities are presented to the highest levels of cleanliness and comfort.

· To undertake cleaning duties as required by the Duty Manager.

• To work as part of a team, or independently as the situation demands, support other team members and provide cover as required.
• To assist in the management and development of the Leisure Centre’s quality assurance systems and procedures.

Essential requirements:

- Experience of working within the Leisure Industry.

- The ability to work under pressure in a busy environment

In return, we can offer the successful candidates a company pension scheme, annual performance rewards, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and GP referral scheme. In addition, we offer our staff free gym, swim and spa membership at all Vision sites; Corporate Health Cash Plan (which provides free access to essential health care and valuable health and wellbeing services); employee recognition scheme; cycle to work and electric leasing car scheme.

Please see our website for more details.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 16 per week

Salary: £10.48 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site gym
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ000050