General Assistant Gll

Overview

GLL is looking for a General Assistant to join the team at Girdwood Community Hub. You'll be involved in key aspects of the operational services across all areas of the centre including fitness and sales. If you have the passion to deliver excellent customer service in a leisure environment, there's never been a more exciting time to join Greenwich Leisure Limited.

General Assistants will be the sort of person who thrives in a busy environment and will be unfazed by the variety of the role. Greenwich Leisure Limited's general assistants role 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 Greenwich Leisure Limited's 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.
• Prepare areas and equipment for events/activities as appropriate.
• 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.
• Ensure that all equipment is used in a manner consistent with safe working practice.
• Ensure that equipment is fit for purpose prior to customers being allowed to make use of.
• Ensure excellent standards of cleanliness at all times.
• 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 flexible position
• Industry leading rates of pay
• Opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how Greenwich Leisure Limited is run plus associated social events
• Exclusive discounts on Greenwich Leisure Limited's villas in Portugal
• Exclusive discounts on Greenwich Leisure Limited's Ski chalets in Bulgaria
• Health assurance
• Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, Greenwich Leisure Limited 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, Greenwich Leisure Limited offer a range of careers for everyone in Greenwich Leisure Limited's local communities. Greenwich Leisure Limited manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.

Greenwich Leisure Limited's people are from the communities Greenwich Leisure Limited serve and help Greenwich Leisure Limited make real changes in their local area.

One of Greenwich Leisure Limited's core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with Greenwich Leisure Limited opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with Greenwich Leisure Limited. To make sure Greenwich Leisure Limited’re having a positive impact on Greenwich Leisure Limited's people, Greenwich Leisure Limited 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.

Greenwich Leisure Limited offer two different types of work arrangements:

• A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
• A flexible worker engagement by joining Greenwich Leisure Limited's flexible worker pool

If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.

So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.

Passionate about seeing Greenwich Leisure Limited's communities thrive, Greenwich Leisure Limited invest back into Greenwich Leisure Limited's facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.

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

Greenwich Leisure Limited is an inclusive employer. Greenwich Leisure Limited seek and welcome diversity in Greenwich Leisure Limited's teams.