SLLC 5431 - Recreation Assistant (Ice)

South Lanarkshire Council; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 9,781,000 - 10,745,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Salary Sacrifice AVC

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement

Occupational sick pay

Flexible working

Employee Discounts

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is seeking a friendly Recreation Assistant (Ice) to join the East Kilbride Ice Rink team. You will help provide a safe, enjoyable experience for customers of all ages by assisting on and off the ice, carrying out basic skate maintenance, and helping prepare the venue for arrivals.

The role is part-time (10 hours/week) with a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027, based at East Kilbride Ice Rink.

Qualifications

• Must be a competent ice skater.
• Has a knowledge of health and safety in a customer-facing environment.
• Strong customer service skills and a positive attitude.
• Team player with a flexible approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers, ensuring their safety while using the ice rink.
• Carry out basic skate maintenance, fitting skates, and replacing laces.
• Maintain cleanliness throughout the facility and prepare the venue for customer arrivals.

Skills

Ice skating

Health and safety

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

Job Description

Location: East Kilbride Ice Rink, Olympia Shopping Centre, East Kilbride

Number of posts: 1

Hours: 10 hours per week

Work Pattern: Thursday 5:30pm - 9:30pm and Sunday 11am - 5pm

Hourly Rate: £13.80 per hour

Duration: Fixed Term until 31 March 2027

Job Profile: Click here to view

We’re looking for a friendly, reliable and customer-focused Recreation Assistant (Ice) to work at East Kilbride Ice Rink to help provide a safe and enjoyable experience for customers of all ages and abilities.

You’ll support ice rink operations, assist customers on and off the ice, maintain equipment and facilities, and play an important role in ensuring a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable environment for everyone.

What You’ll Do

• Assist customers, ensuring their safety while using the ice rink.
• Carry out basic skate maintenance, fitting skates, and replacing laces.
• Maintain cleanliness throughout the facility and prepare the venue for customer arrivals.

About You

• Must be a competent ice skater.
• Has a knowledge of health and safety in a customer-facing environment.
• Strong customer service skills and a positive attitude.
• Team player with a flexible approach to work.

If you enjoy working with people and thrive in an active environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of twelve months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Any candidate canvassing elected members or employees, either directly or indirectly, in relation to recruitment, will immediately be disqualified.