Community Centre Assistants

Recruiter
Spire
Location
Watford
Salary
£8.45 per hour
Posted
13 Jun 2017
Closes
11 Jul 2017
Ref
CCA/YM
Contact
YMCA YMCA
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
A vibrant community centre, based in Watford, is looking to recruit 2 casual community centre assistants, with a mission to provide affordable, inclusive services to their community. They regularly host over 30 groups, totalling over 45 activities, seven days a week and their diverse activities range from classes aimed at younger people, to healthy lifestyle classes such as 50+ exercise classes and yoga. The Orbital also provides spacious, versatile rooms for hire and is a great, affordable venue for weddings, christenings, conferences, parties, meetings and much, much more!

The Community Centre Assistants will have the following skills and experience:
  • This charity is now hoping to recruit some creative, organised and passionate Community Centre Assistants, to join their Orbital team on a casual basis.
  • Working closely with and supporting the Community Centre Manager & Coordinator in providing high quality services and, contributing towards the delivery of services at other centres as part of the community development programme.
  • The Community Centre Assistants will help to maintain the look and feel of the Centre, welcoming new services users and providing a high quality service to existing users.
  • The Assistants will be required to work alone at times (including some weekends), with key-holding duties for which the lone-working policy applies.
  • If you have excellent Customer Service skills, are reliable, responsible and have a commitment to improving the local community and the services offered.
  • This might just be the perfect opportunity for you to gain further experience working for an organisation that enables people to develop their full potential in body, mind and spirit!
The key elements of the Community Centre Assistants are to:
  • Act as point of contact for users of the centre
  • Provide the centre with administrative support and fully operate a bookings diary
  • Follow any guidance provided towards the smooth running of events/functions
  • Open the centre, ensure halls/rooms are ready for hirers and that chairs and tables are made available to them
  • Ensure that appropriate fire and safety procedures are followed by service users
  • Make hirers aware of any cleaning materials available
  • Ensure the foyer is kept tidy and any crowding issues are dealt with swiftly and effectively
  • Ensure the building is locked securely after functions.
In return you will receive a salary of £8.45 per hour plus free gym membership at their health clubs and free parking on-site parking!

Hours: Casual/Bank Staff x 2 (Cover during busy periods & Events – can include weekdays, weekends, evenings and Bank Holidays)

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Closing Date: Midnight 2nd July 2017

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please click on the link and send your CV TODAY!!

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