Job Description

About The Role

We're looking for someone organised, proactive and keen to get stuck in to help make sure our Leisure and Culture contract is running at its best. As our Leisure and Culture Support Officer, you'll be working closely with the Leisure and Culture Manager to support contract management, monitor performance, and help deliver projects that benefit our communities.

You'll also work with other teams across the council i.e. Community Wellbeing, Communications and Accounts as well as paying regular visits to the Leisure Centres and the Corinium Museum. This role is a great chance to build relationships and take on a role full of variety. This position is ideal for someone looking to grow their experience, with plenty of opportunities to learn. This role is on a 2 year fixed term contract.

Some of your responsibilities:
Assist in planning, coordinating, and delivering leisure and cultural programs. Provide essential administrative support, including report preparation, managing correspondence, scheduling meetings, and maintaining accurate records. Collate data and prepare regular performance reports.

You will need

Experience in leisure and/or culture services, some understanding of how contracts and service delivery work in these areas is desirable. Strong organisational skills, able to manage multiple tasks, keep things on track, and support smooth day-to-day operations. Good communication skills, confident writing emails, reports, and working with different teams and external partners. Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Outlook, for managing documents, data and correspondence. Willingness to learn and develop, open to growing in the role and building knowledge of council services and processes.
For more information about this role please see the /Person Specification.

Special Conditions

Driving license and access to a car that can be used for work purposes You will be expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service. There may be a requirement to work at other locations to meet the needs of the business

What can we do for you

Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role) 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 30 days after five years of service An extra two volunteering days per year to support a charity of your choice A health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care Generous contributory local government pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlement
Terms and conditions apply

These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!

About Us

We are rightly proud of the businesses, communities and residents who live in this beautiful part of the world, putting them first and at the heart of everything we do. We're busy recreating a council set up for success, which can deliver for the needs of our communities in a fast-changing environment. That means we need to be 'fleet of foot' and look for innovative and creative ways to deliver against our Corporate Plan priorities.


That plan focuses on a range of important priorities including delivering good services for residents, responding to the climate emergency, supporting strong local communities, and evolving the district's vibrant economy.

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