Breeze Event Worker

Leeds International

Leeds

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GBP 15 000 - 22 000

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Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary and annual leave

West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Flexible and hybrid working (subject:

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Leeds City Council is seeking friendly, passionate Breeze Event Workers to support Halloween and Christmas events at Lotherton Hall. Roles include event site staff, performers, entertainers, and crafts delivery for children and families.

Casual pool posting; many shifts across evenings and weekends. Experience with young people or families, teamwork, and the ability to motivate participation in arts and crafts are essential.

Qualifications

Experience of working with young people or families.
Experience of working within a team setting.
Ability to inspire and motivate young people to participate in arts, crafts and cultural activities.
Ability to communicate with a wide range of people individually and in groups at all appropriate levels.
Ability to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour.

Responsabilités

To assist in the delivery of Halloween & Christmas events at Lotherton
To work with and build relationships with young people while in character and encourage them to participate in arts, crafts, and the experience in general as a whole.
To work as part of a team
To report to and liaise with the Breeze Team and other nominated staff.
To assist with administrative tasks to support programme delivery eg checking tickets, answering visitor queries, and stock checking
To assist with the physical build of infrastructure at the events.
To supervise young people's safe use of equipment and engagement with activities
To carry out the above duties in compliance with Council policies including Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding, Health and safety and where appropriate, National Governing Body Codes of Conduct
The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Connaissances

Actors/performers/entertainers

Working with children with arts/crafts

Outdoors in all weathers

Description du poste

Job title: Breeze Event Worker

Salary: Band A £13.45 per hour

Hours: various dependant on events running

Contract: casual

Location: various dependant on events running

As a Breeze Event Worker you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting events and activities for children, young people and families. We are looking for friendly, passionate people to join our team of casual staff to support the running of Halloween and The Christmas Experience at Lotherton Hall.

We require staff who have a variety of skills and experience working with children and their families to ensure they have a fun and magical experience, we offer a variety of roles from event site staff, performers and entertainers, and delivering arts and crafts with young people therefore people with some of the following experience:

Actors, performers or entertainers
Worked with children with arts and crafts
Practically minded, problem solving and able to work outdoors in all weathers

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

About you

Experience of working with young people or families
Experience of working within a team setting
Ability to inspire and motivate young people to participate in arts, crafts, and cultural activities.
Ability to communicate with a wide range of people individually and in groups and at all appropriate levels.
Ability to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour.

About the role

The Breeze Event Worker role, is a casual role. You will be added into our casual staffing pool and contacted when we have events running - this round of recruitment will be focused on events the team run at Halloween and Christmas.

Halloween

A scare event for young people aged 8-15yrs old. We have various roles from walkabout scare actors to themed characters that fit with the storyline of the event itself. We are looking for confident and outgoing people who would be comfortable working in the dark. This event will run from Friday 25 th Oct to Thurs 31 st Oct in the evenings.

Christmas

A bigger scale event running from Sat 23 rd Nov to Tues 24 th Dec 2024. There are several roles to recruit for working in various parts of the event. We have the North Pole where our Santa is located, in this area we are looking for group elves, craft elves, and Santa elves. The Elf Village where children and families can take part in Christmas crafts, in our Christmas cabins with more of our craft elves. We also have elves located in the house working alongside Mrs Claus welcoming families into the house and assisting with the decorating of gingerbread people.

We are looking for enthusiastic, outgoing and bubbly people to play elves in all areas mentioned above, people who can make sure the families visiting have the most magical experience.

What we offer you

a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

Right to work

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job description

Job purpose

We are looking for friendly, passionate people to join our team of casual staff to support the running of Halloween and The Christmas Experience at Lotherton Hall.

Actors, performers, or entertainers
Worked with children with arts and crafts
Practically minded, problem solving and able to work outdoors in all weathers

Responsibilities

To assist in the delivery of Halloween & Christmas events at Lotherton
To work with and build relationships with young people while in character and encourage them to participate in arts, crafts, and the experience in general as a whole.
To work as part of a team
To report to and liaise with the Breeze Team and other nominated staff.
To assist with administrative tasks to support programme delivery eg checking tickets, answering visitor queries, and stock checking
To assist with the physical build of infrastructure at the events.
To supervise young people's safe use of equipment and engagement with activities
To carry out the above duties in compliance with Council policies including Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding, Health and safety and where appropriate, National Governing Body Codes of Conduct
The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Qualifications

Essential requirements

Ability to establish relationships and maintain dialogue with young people and families.
Ability to identify and respond to the needs of young people.
Ability to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour.
Ability to communicate with a wide range of people individually and in groups and at all appropriate levels.
Ability to inspire and motivate young people to participate in arts, crafts and cultural activities.
Ability to set up and take down areas and equipment to deliver young people's activities and events.
Understanding of a range of differing approaches to Youth provision.
Knowledge of issues affecting young people.
Knowledge of safeguarding issues in relation to young people
Knowledge of confidentiality and data protection
Knowledge of Risk assessments and health and safety guidelines
Experience of working with young people
Experience of working within a team setting
Experience of supervising people in a voluntary or paid position

Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics

Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
Carry out all duties having regard to an employee's responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.