Job description
Hours: 37 hours per week Monday to Sunday rostered
Contract Type: Permanent
Service Area: Heritage Services
Department: Roman Baths/Pump Room
This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria.
Heritage Services manage some of the UK’s most impressive buildings in Bath including the Assembly Rooms & Fashion Museum, Victoria Art Gallery and the Pump Room & Roman Baths, that is visited by over 1 million people each year.
The Operations Team performs an essential role in preparing these sites before they open to the public, keeping them safe and running smoothly during the day, and setting up for functions. This role involves a wide range of duties that include general cleaning, washroom replenishment, security patrolling and porterage duties.
The hours are based on a pro rata 37 hours per week, undertaking a 9.5 hour shift (including one hour break) on a rota basis to be confirmed. The rota includes working weekends.
Applicants must be well presented and confident when working in a busy public environment. The ability to carry out work involving manual handling is essential and training in this and other key tasks is provided.
The film on ’24 Hours in Heritage Services’ gives a flavour of what it is like to work in the department and can be seen at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHp5i-_z9BI&feature=emb_title
Why B&NES Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:
- A competitive salary package
- A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
- A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
- Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
- Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Kiziah Rowley, Business Support Officer at [email protected]
To apply
Please use the online application facility.
For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.
Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.
As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.