SLLC 2819 Recreation Assistant (Outdoor 2)

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Location: Ballerup Recreation Area, Skovlunde Way, East Kilbride

Number of Posts: 1

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Shift pattern:

Week 1: Monday 3pm - 10.30pm, Tuesday 3.30pm - 10.30pm, Friday 3pm - 9.30pm, Saturday 8am - 6.30pm, Sunday 8am - 5.30pm

Week 2: Monday 3pm - 10.30pm, Tuesday 3.30pm - 10.30pm, Thursday 3.30pm - 10.30pm, Friday 3pm - 9.30pm, Saturday 8am - 2.30pm

Week 3: Monday 3pm - 10.30pm, Tuesday 3.30pm - 10.30pm, Friday 3pm - 9.30pm, Saturday 8am - 6.30pm, Sunday 8am - 5.30pm

Week 4: Monday 3pm - 10.30pm, Tuesday 3.30pm - 10.30pm, Thursday 3.30pm - 10.30pm, Friday 3pm - 9.30pm

Salary Band: £24,325 per year

Duration: Fixed term until 30 September 2026

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South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Outdoor Recreation team, mainly based in East Kilbride. The successful candidate will travel throughout East Kilbride, Hamilton, Blantyre and Cambuslang in an SLLC vehicle and will spend other shifts based at one of our facilities.

Your duties will include travelling between South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture facilities, equipment set up and derigging, building checks, manning facilities, cleaning and litter picking, and supporting the team in the maintenance and health and safety of the Outdoor Recreation facilities.

You should have experience of working in an outdoor environment and be able work in a flexible and adaptable manner.

Please note the successful candidate will be expected to drive and hold a valid full UK manual driving licence is required.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.