Brighton College
Performing Arts Duty Manager (Zero-hours)

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Brighton College is seeking to appoint Performing Arts Duty Managers on a Zero-hour basis.
Reporting to:
Theatre Operations Manager
Main purpose of the role:
The Performing Arts Duty Manager will work as part of a team to take responsibility for the operation and management of the Richard Cairns Building. You will ensure that the facilities are kept to the highest standard and that exceptional levels of customer service are always delivered.
Role Summary
The Performing Arts Duty Manager plays a key role within the Performing Arts Team, supporting the patrons and other users of the Richard Cairns Building with the operational resource requirements for their events. The ideal candidate will be someone with a passion for theatre, music and live events, as well as being customer-focused and willing to go the extra mile.
Performing Arts Duty Manager General Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide a professional and friendly welcome to all users;
- Promote and provide an environment that is clean, safe and comfortable for all users;
- Ensure that all staff on duty are following the appropriate policies and procedures;
- Ensure timetables sessions are set up and cleared away promptly;
- Help with event set ups and be on hand at events to provide support;
- Cleaning duties as required on a day-to-day basis to achieve the highest standards of presentation, supported by the Cleaning team;
- Liaise with the school facilities, grounds, and cleaning departments to ensure the effective maintenance and cleanliness of the building;
- Ensure the building opens and closes at scheduled times;
- Conduct regular building patrols to ensure cleanliness and safe use of facilities;
- Manage and operate the Theatre Auditorium in accordance with the operating manuals to ensure a safe environment for all;
- Ensure routine maintenance, checks and inspections of plant, machinery and equipment are carried out (by others, where appropriate), working closely with the Theatre Operations Manager to achieve this;
- Assist with the supervision of contractors with respect to health and safety, safeguarding, access and compliance documentation;
- Promptly investigate, document and report on any incidents or accidents;
- Be familiar with the College’s Health and Safety Policy and its application to all site facilities;
- Any other reasonable management request.
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Person Specification
The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Customer focused with a passion for providing exceptional service;
- Driven and enthusiastic;
- Be able to play an active role as part of a team;
- Be able to lead a team to deliver consistently exceptional standards;
- Be able to work effectively unsupervised and complete set tasks;
- Be able to use own initiative and have a can-do attitude;
- Be self-motivated, with the ability to manage and organise own time and resources effectively, ensuring deadlines are met;
- Be flexible and respond to programme changes as required;
- Be a good communicator;
- Able to follow Brighton College’s policies and procedures;
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation.
Hours Of Work
This is an all-year round (52 weeks) appointment on a zero-hour basis. The services you provide to the College will be on an ad-hoc basis. This means that whilst the College will try to give you as much notice as possible when offering work, there is no obligation on the part of the College to provide such work nor for you to accept any work offered.
Further discussions will take place at interview regarding availability of ad-hoc hours.


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Remuneration
£16.26 per hour, inclusive of holiday pay.
Holidays
Holiday entitlement is included in the hourly pay rate for this role.
Performing Arts Duty Manager Benefits
- Complimentary lunch is provided.
- Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
- Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
- Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
- Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
Safeguarding And Equal Opportunities
Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.
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