Directorate: Place – City Growth and Vibrancy
Hours: 32 hours a week on a shift rota basis, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Derby Arena
We are looking for enthusiastic and can-do individuals to become part of the team here at the iconic Derby Arena.
Responsible for building and health and safety checks, general upkeep of the facility, sports and events set ups, and facilitating coached activity sessions. Playing an important part in getting more people active will be what you strive for, supporting the customer service team with tours, membership sales and covering reception . Having the ability to work at pace using your own initiative is a must, with continuous contact with customers being effective in communication and showing a positive outlook are of high importance.
If you have a passion for sports and events with an innovative mindset and outgoing personality, we want to hear from you. You will be up for a challenge, be a great communicator and enjoy interacting and motivating children and adults of all abilities. Always eager to support the future development of the Arena.
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 27 January 2025.
Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK – 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
