Community Centre Assistant Tlnt1_Ni

Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council; North East; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is seeking a Community Centre Assistant to help run council facilities across multiple locations. You will manage reception duties, cash handling, and administrative tasks while supporting the delivery of the Community Centre Development Plan.

The role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends on a rota, ensure safe and well-maintained spaces, and comply with pre-employment checks including Access NI.

Qualifications

• Assist with day-to-day running of community centres, including reception duties and cash handling.
• Support development and implementation of the facility development plan.
• Ensure user groups are supervised in a safe, well-maintained environment; rooms set up and cleared per user requirements.
• Evenings and weekends on a rota basis to meet operational needs.
• Pre-employment checks including enhanced Access NI disclosures will be completed.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Community Facilities Development Co-ordinator in day-to-day running of community centres; reception duties and cash handling.
• Support the development and implementation of the facility-specific Community Centre Development Plan.
• Ensure user groups are supervised safely with rooms set up/cleared per requirements.
• Work evenings/weekends on a rota to meet service needs.
• Complete pre-employment checks including Access NI as part of recruitment.

Job description

Location: Various locations throughout the Council area. 3 x Permanent Full time & Part time Location & hours: Full Time - 37 hours Moneyreagh Community Centre Part Time - 20 hours Moneyreagh Community Centre Part Time - 18.5 hours Bridge Community Centre Must be required to work flexible across other locations depending on operational requirements Salary: Scale3, NJC Spinal Column Points 7- 9, £26,403 - £27,254 pro rata per annum. Deliver better lives for all, whilst enhancing your career. These are the things we hold dear at Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council; respect, honesty, excellence, accountability, leadership & equality. We have an ambitious vision for our area. We want to create opportunities for strong, healthy communities, and business growth. Our success will create new opportunities for individuals, families & communities. Every role at LCCC contributes to this aim, and if appointed to this role you will be part of creating better lives for all.

The postholder will be responsible for: Assisting the Community Facilities Development Co-ordinator in the day-to-day running of the community centres, including reception duties, administrative tasks and cash-handling processes. They will also support the development and implementation of the facility-specific Community Centre Development Plan. In addition, the post holder will ensure that user groups are effectively supervised in a safe and well-maintained environment, with rooms set up and cleared in accordance with user requirements. The post holder will also be required to work evenings and weekends on a rota basis to meet the operational needs of the service. The post for which you are applying is regulated (and therefore a conviction can never become 'spent') and you must declare any previous convictions in the relevant section of the criminal declaration form. As part of the pre-employment checks we will also complete an enhanced Access NI check with children's barred list. Having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Full details of the role are in the attached job description. The application form will only be available online. Applications for this post will be channelled exclusively through the Council ITRENT Web Recruitment system therefore application forms in hard copy will not be available to candidates. However, the Council will consider any requests for an application to be made in hard copy and will provide alternative arrangements where possible, for example access to a computer. The Council is committed to providing people with disabilities the opportunity to compete fairly for jobs. If you have any special needs or requirements with regard to any stage of the recruitment process please contact the HR&OD team at via email or telephone. Closing date: Tuesday 08 Sep 2026 23:59

Community Centre Assistant TLNT1_NI Northern Ireland, GB