Disability Business Support Officer
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/287916/2313
- Positions: 1
- Salary: £17,085 per annum
- Category: Community Development
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: 13.5 hours per week
- Posted on: 16 December 2024
- Closing date: 7 January 2025
- Directorate: Partnership
- Location: YMCA Sovereign Centre, Slipshatch Road, Reigate, RH2 8HA
Description
Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The starting salary for this role is £17,085 per annum based on a 13.5 hour working week. 3 evening per week - Mon to Fri 4:30pm-9:00pm - days to be confirmed
Rewards and Benefits
- Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.
- Free Parking : There is free parking available at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.
- Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.
About the Organisation
We are a vibrant, local charity that helps vulnerable children, young people and adults to belong, contribute and thrive. Our wide range of projects and activities aim to create happy, healthy and connected communities
About the Role
The job purpose is to undertake a range of duties to ensure the safe and smooth running of activities at our busy centre. You will be Duty Officer, responsible for open and close of the building and the administration of building support tasks, including, ordering of equipment and food safety checks. You will cover reception and deal with general enquiries. A good service ethos is essential, ability to work using your own initiative and a can do, proactive, energetic attitude towards your work and people is a must
Main Responsibilities
- Opening and closing of the Sovereign Centre, depending on shift, and ensure the safety of the area in adherence with YMCA procedures.
- Ensuring Health & Safety procedures are followed, i.e. fire evacuation, facility users' safety, assisting with accidents, giving first aid etc.
- Following YMCA safeguarding policy to ensure that vulnerable adults and young people are properly protected.
- Setting up/down rooms for hire including equipment, checking for damage and ensure it is safe to use.
- Overseeing rooms and facilities, general tidying and ensure all areas are safe including storage and outside spaces.
- Assisting with reception duties including taking payments for activities, answering visitor enquiries and promoting YMCA services.
- Answering the telephone and deal with enquiries or forwarding on to appropriate Team.
- Completing food safety and hygiene checks, maintaining records as required.
- Fire warden duties.
- Dealing with any incidents whilst on duty and recording on My Concern.
- Supporting Teams who run services in the centre.
- Act as concierge as necessary.
Building Administration
- Identifying any maintenance needs and logging requests via Pyramid, progressing outstanding works and overseeing any works being undertaken when on site.
- Maintaining supplies of the centre's cleaning and household products by running efficient stock control and cost-effective purchasing of supplies.
- Re-stocking and purchasing of first aid supplies, keeping all kits full and in date.
- Supporting Hirers with enquiries, invoices, hold agreements and dealing with bookings.
- Maintaining the Sovereign Centre calendar for all bookings.
- Completing building inductions, maintain key presses and up to date key holder list.
- Ensuring DO pack, PEEP forms and building risk assessments are reviewed and kept up to date.
- Creating, filling and distributing monthly DO rota for the centre.
- Keeping Sovereign building paperwork and on-line folders safe, secure and up to date. Supporting and promoting all services which run from centre as required.
- Attending and participating in relevant internal/external meetings and forums related to the CYP services activities.
- Supporting the wider work of the Association including charity events.
- Any other duties are required to be performed within the grade and renumeration of the role.
The close date for this advert is the 7th January 2025 with interviews planned for w/c 13th January 2025. This role has a proposed start date on January 2025.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (with barred children/vulnerable adults). We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training.
To apply for this role, please click HERE.
