Theatre Events Assistant

GLL is currently recruiting a flexible Theatre Events Assistant to join the Terry O’Toole Theatre team at the ONENK Centre, North Hykeham LN6 9AX.

As a Theatre Events Assistant you will be passionate about the performing arts. This job role is a flexible position and predominantly for evening and weekend shifts.

What you’ll do:

- An Events Assistant role is varied, you could be doing anything from assisting with setting-up for events and performances, to selling tickets at the Box Office, welcoming theatregoers, answering queries, and checking everything is clean and well-presented for our customers.
- Events Assistants work to ensure that front-of-house operations run smoothly, checking-in and seating our audiences, selling programmes/merchandise, and contributing to the successful operation of box office, cafe and other facilities.
- Our front-of-house team are friendly and approachable, with excellent customer service skills, fast-thinkers, calm under pressure, responsible and good with people from all walks of life.

What you need:

- You’ll need a ‘Can-do’ attitude and be well-organised with excellent timekeeping.
- An ability to maintain a good and positive image of the theatre to customers, performers and the public by providing a welcoming, helpful and professional service is essential.
- You will assist customers with use of the theatre and ONENK Centre facilities.
- Assist with preparing the auditorium and backstage areas and equipment for events and performances as appropriate.
- You will liaise with the Lead Technician, Theatre Officer and ONE NK Centre team to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of events and performance operations, ensuring that safety, security, general cleanliness, and high standards of customer service are maintained.
- You will undertake training relevant to your job role.

As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with

The basics:

- This is a Flexible position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service; flexible working may be possible. Working from home is not possible in this role.
- We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry-leading rates of pay.
- We can offer a career, not just a job, with extensive Learning & Development support available.
- A uniform will be supplied and must be worn.
- GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in.
- As a staff-owned organisation, you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business.

Additionally, GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:

- Access to a pension scheme.
- Health Assurance and access to Counselling services.
- Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
- Free annual eye tests.
- Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras

GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include:

- The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you.
- Access to team building and fun events such as treks, concerts, outings, etc.
- Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people - ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet.

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 a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we are 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 offer two different types of work arrangements:

- A permanent employment contract - part time and full time.
- A flexible worker engagement by joining our 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 jo