General Assistant

GLL; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure organization in the UK is looking for a General Assistant to join the Ulverston Leisure Centre team. The role involves maintaining a welcoming environment, ensuring safety and cleanliness, and preparing equipment for activities. Ideal candidates should have a strong focus on customer service, a First Aid certificate, and the ability to thrive under pressure. The organization offers a range of benefits, including discounted gym memberships and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Learning & development support

Good Pension schemes

Discounted gym membership

Industry leading pay

Flexible working options

Exclusive discounts on holidays

Qualifications

• Ability to thrive in a busy environment.
• Punctual, flexible, and reliable.
• Passion and personality in customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide welcoming operational service.
• Prepare areas/equipment for events.
• Monitor equipment and carry out basic maintenance.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety at all times.

Skills

Customer service focus

Team player

Knowledge of health and safety

Calm under pressure

Can-do attitude

Education

First Aid at Work certificate

Job description

GLL is looking for aGeneral Assistantto join the team at Ulverston Leisure centre. You'll be involved in key aspects of the operational services across all areas of the centre including fitness, sales and set-ups of sports sessions and programmes. If you have the passion to deliver excellent customer service in a leisure environment, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

General Assistantswill be the sort of person who thrives in a busy environment and will be unfazed by the variety of the role. Ourgeneral assistantsrole is varied and could be doing anything from customer service and taking bookings to ensuring the general safety and cleanliness of areas and equipment to ensure our customers get an exceptional experience.

Ideally, you'll have a First Aid at Work certificate and be calm under pressure, highly responsible and a natural with people from all walks of life. Flexibility, punctuality and reliability are just as important as integrity, a can-do attitude and a real focus on customer service. Passion and personality will stand you in good stead too!

What you need:

• A can-do attitude
• A real focus on customer service.
• Passion and personality
• Knowledge of health and safety
• Be a great team player

What you’ll do:

• Maintain a good and positive image of the centre to customers and the public by providing a welcoming, helpful and professional operational service.
• To prepare areas and equipment for events/activities as appropriate.
• To carry out routine monitoring and non-specialist / basic maintenance of equipment and fittings as required, bringing to the attention of the Supervisor / Manager any faults or major repairs in line with company procedures.
• Responsible for the efficient and effective control of the day to day operations and service of events/activities, ensuring that security, general cleanliness, customer supervision and equipment checks are maintained.
• To prepare areas and equipment for events/activities as required.
• To ensure that all equipment is used in a manner consistent with safe working practice.
• To ensure that equipment is fit for purpose prior to customers being allowed to make use of.
• To ensure excellent standards of cleanliness at all times.
• To promote the facility in a positive manner to retain existing customers, encourage greater participation, and introduce new users to the stadium.

As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

• A Values driven organisation

• Learning & development to support career development

• Good Pension schemes

• Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.

• A full time permanent position– Change accordingly

• Industry leading rates of pay

• opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events

• Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal

• Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria

• Health assurance

• Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.

• Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)

• 25% off Red Letter Days

• 25% off Buy A Gift

• 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.

• Ride to work scheme

• Free eye tests and discounted glasses

About GLL:

As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.

Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.

One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us.To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.

We offering the below work arrangements:

• A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool

However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.

We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.