Maintenance Assistant - Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre

Job Summary

East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust (EDLCT) is looking to recruit a Maintenance Assistant based at Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre

Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre provides first class facilities to the local community:

• Main 25m swimming pool
• Teaching pool
• Sauna/Steam Room
• The Gym
• Group Exercise Studio
• Main Sports Hall
• Outdoor pitches

The Centre also supports EDLCT operations at Merkland Outdoor Recreation Centre, Lennoxtown High Park Community Sports Complex and various satellite Sports Pitch Pavilions across the Kirkintilloch & Villages area.

The Centre and its satellite football venues play a crucial role in delivering exercise fitness and sporting activities to the local communities and beyond, and the Leisure Centre alone attracts over 350,000 customer visits each year.

The Maintenance Assistant will support the EDLC team in the effective and efficient maintenance of Leisure Centre buildings, plant and equipment and to assist in the delivery of all service standards, as well as liaising and working with East Dunbartonshire Council Property services colleagues in respect of Pavilions.

Duties will include maintaining pool plant and heating systems, general maintenance, health & safety compliance, record keeping, liaising with contractors and Council colleagues and supporting capital projects. We are seeking an individual with enthusiasm and a can-do attitude to join our committed and highly experienced team that puts customer satisfaction at the heart of everything they do.

The successful candidate will hold a Pool Plant Operators certificate/First Aid at Work qualification. Applications will also be considered from individuals with relevant maintenance experience able to acquire these within a defined period.

The post holders will be required to work outside normal hours, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays. However, the working pattern will be mostly Monday to Friday.

EDLCT is committed to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from suitably qualified people of all backgrounds.

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Website

www.edlc.co.uk