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This week, Helsby Community Sports Club is inviting applications for Facilities Manager at its new clubhouse!

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The Opportunity

We require a Facilities Manager who can take on the day to day responsibility of running our brand new clubhouse and sporting facilities.

It's very much a hands-on job responding and reacting quickly to what's required. Ensuring a welcoming experience for our users whilst ensuring that the building & facilities are operated in compliance with our health & safety, welfare, operational and maintenance procedures.

A fantastic opportunity for someone joining us at the start and being an instrumental part of its growth and expansion.

We are offering £25,000-£30,000 per annum, depending on experience, with excellent career development opportunities.

Responsibilities

1 Keeping the assets of the club in excellent condition in order to extend their life and provide high level of service to all users.

2 Ensuring that the building and facilities are operated to ensure compliance with our health & safety and welfare procedures.

3 Ensuring that the artificial sports facilities, including 3G pitch, bowls green and tennis courts, are maintained as specified within the Maintenance Manuals. For the 3G pitch; bi-weekly cleans using a dedicated all in one sweeper/brushing & combing machine, are required (depending on hours of use).

4 Ensuring the facility is economically staffed by a mixture of paid staff and volunteers at a sufficient level depending on opening times and the level of bookings. Making sure that all staff and are suitably trained and made aware of their responsibilities.

5 Acting as a first point of contact for the users of the club who have hired the individual facilities, introducing new users to the facilities, making them aware of the emergency procedures, normal mode of operation (to protect undue damage of the facilities) and adherence to the hire agreements and codes of conduct etc.

6 Dealing with enquiries, bookings, invoices, complaints, suggestions, accidents and emergencies together with actively marketing and advertising the function rooms and sports facilities.

7 Responsibility for the day to day financial activities of the club, working in conjunction with the Club Treasurer.

8 Working in conjunction with and liaising with the clubs Bar Steward (who will be responsible for running and staffing the bar area, its functions rooms and kitchen for social functions) and staff in order to ensure the bar, kitchen and function rooms are an integrated part of the community sports club experience.

9 Working with the clubs House Manager (a volunteer) to help identify and co-ordinate the best maintenance contracts for the club – both at initiation and on renewal.

10 Working with the club executive to ensure that the club has got all the necessary licences and insurance in place. Attending the monthly/bi monthly executive meetings.

11 Responsibility for organising a team of key holders, ensuring that there is a plan using duty staff and/or the Bar Steward and their staff (and nominated volunteers if required) to ensure the building is locked, safe and secure at the end of each day.

Hours

- The club and facilities will be open 7 days a week from 9am to 11pm, the peak times of use are envisaged to be weekday evenings and daytime weekends for the 3G pitch, and weekday mornings for room hire.

- Depending on demand during weekday afternoons, the centre may be initially closed and therefore not required to be staffed.

- Full time employment with the periods worked negotiable and flexible but many weekday morning sessions and some sessions during the busier evenings and weekends would be advisable in order for your role as HCSC Facilities Manager to be highly visible.

- As this is a new venture, flexibility in the early months of employment is essential whilst we work out what works best for all.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate would:

- Be flexible, reactive, versatile, personable and hands-on

- Be passionate about sports and the local community, working equally as well inside as outside and being at the very heart of our new Helsby Community Sports Club.

- Live within a reasonable distance from the facility.

Requirements

Previous experience in managing or working in a responsible position within a sports and leisure environment, working with community groups and licensed premises. A track record within one or more of these environments would be an advantage but someone with a degree in Leisure/Sport who is passionate about working within sport in the community would also be considered.

To apply, please email [email protected] with your CV and a cover letter.

All applications to be submitted by 1st December 2020.