Cleaning Assistant in Carlisle

GLL is looking for a Cleaning Assistant to work at The Sands Centre. We are looking to expand our team of hardworking casual Cleaning Assistants, working from The Sands Centre in Carlisle. You’ll be enthusiastic and hard-working with a real attention to detail as you’ll assist the cleaning supervisor with the day-to-day cleaning and maintenance of the venue, including our auditorium, backstage and other public areas.

The Sands Centre is an extremely busy entertainment venue, with high footfall, so you’ll need to thrive in this setting and take pride in making sure areas are clean and tidy for our artists and customers alike. Adhering to Health and Safety requirements and regulations is crucial, so you’ll need to be hard working and conscientious to carry out all duties to meet our high standards.

Ideally, you’ll have experience of cleaning in a busy working environment with good customer care skills and knowledge of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health). If you don’t yet have it, we’ll provide full training on how to use appropriate machinery and chemicals.

What you’ll do:

• Assist the cleaning supervisor in making sure that all areas of the venue are clean and presentable for visiting productions and our audiences after each show.
• Ensure exceptional standards are maintained.
• Work towards the common goal of providing arts and culture as an enrichment activity to customers, improving their mental health and well-being.
• Undertake any other duties as deemed and directed by the Cleaning Supervisor.

What you need:

• A willingness to diversify in the role as the job develops taking on new tasks and seeking out potential new areas of work.
• An interest in events at The Sands Centre and in the wider cultural community of the city.
• The ability to work flexibly in line with the needs of the business at peak flow times early mornings, evenings and weekends.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced setting.

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

• A salary of £13.45 per hour.
• 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.
• The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we are run plus associated events.
• Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal.
• Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria.
• Career Pathways, professional development is just the start.
• 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.

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 job at GLL. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.

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.