Job Vacancy CBC243070 - Market Attendant
Reference: CBC243070
Salary details: £12,694.21 per annum
Job term: Fixed term for 12 months
Appointment type: Part time
Hours: 21 hours per week
Location: Market
Department: Town Centre Operations
CBC243070 - Job description and person specification.
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We are looking for a part-time market attendant to work at Chesterfield’s Open Market.
The successful candidate will need to be able to lift and carry heavy loads safely, be flexible in their availability, be pro-active and efficient in their approach to work, and have a good understanding of the Health & Safety requirements to ensure you work in a safe manner at all times. You will also be required to maintain good relationships with traders and shoppers.
Duties include setting out stalls for each market day, pushing out trader storage, cleaning of the market area and managing waste generated on the Market, repairing damaged stalls, boards and trestles, and liaising with traders.
The Market operates on Monday’s, Thursday’s, Friday’s, Saturday’s, and most Sunday’s, as such shift work is involved. Shifts will vary over a week from Monday to Sunday, with early starts and late afternoons required to be covered, most shifts are split morning and evening. Bank Holiday working is occasionally required, along with providing support at any of our event markets. You may be required to work at other council sites. Initially this will be a 12-month fixed term contract.
Chesterfield Borough Council is an excellent employer with rewarding conditions of service, which include generous leave entitlement and sick pay, flexible and agile working, progressive HR policies, access to the local government pension scheme and discounted leisure membership.
For a discussion about this post please email Andy Bond, andy.bond@chesterfield.gov.uk to set up a phone call, or for further information on this post please view the job description and person specification attached.
How to apply
Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.
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Closing date: 21 July 2024
Provisional interview date: TBC
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