Overview
Salary Scale: £26,227 rising to £28,950 depending on length of service
Base: Theatre Royal Winchester, Winchester, UK
About Play to the Crowd
Play to the Crowd is an arts and education charity which consists of:
* Theatre Royal Winchester, our lovely 400 seat heritage theatre with a busy, diverse programme and our own annual pantomime production
* Playmakers, all our creative participatory work with and for young people and communities
The charity also has a wholly owned trading subsidiary called Trade to the Crowd!
The Role
This is a newly established position at Play to the Crowd, working in close collaboration with the Head of Site Development to support the care, maintenance, and safety of the organisation’s physical spaces — principally Theatre Royal Winchester.
This role holds shared responsibility for ensuring the building meets its legal obligations as a public venue, and for maintaining high standards of cleanliness, accessibility, and safety for all users.
The post also plays an important part in the ongoing upkeep and improvement of the theatre, contributing to a welcoming and functional environment for artists, audiences, staff, and community partners.
Responsibilities
Health and Safety and Security
* Take responsibility for the operational health and safety of the building including ensuring legal compliance by arranging regular electrical, gas and infrastructure checks with support from line manager
* Keep the accident and incident logs up to date and appropriately stored to comply with GDPR
* Ensure regular fire drills are carried out and that all staff are kept up to date on fire and other health and safety procedures
* Participate as a key member of the Health and Safety Management team
* Ensure all relevant risk assessments are in place and reviewed regularly
* Take responsibility for the security of the building, liaising with the security and alarm providers and ensuring keys are issued through a formal process and those able to open and close the building are appropriately trained to do so
* Oversight of security access to safes for designated staff members
* Oversight of the CCTV system and the security requirements of the company as deemed necessary
* General and confidential waste management
* PAT testing to office and front of house portable appliances
Maintenance
* Alongside the line manager, do or organise to have done regular annual maintenance for the building and its operational infrastructure and ensure full maintenance records are kept up to date
* Support the line manager to identify, quality and value check, and then manage the work of external contractors
* Respond promptly to issues raised by staff, through show reports or that arise in other ways, always prioritising those that impact safety and the ability to provide a seamless excellent experience for the public and our visiting companies and artists
* Undertake weekly lamp round, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, fire alarm and sprinkler valve checks and other routine maintenance including legionella testing, keeping up to date records as per best practice and legislation
* Manage and oversee the housekeeping capacity and need, contributing operationally to cleaning where required
* Provide any necessary training for housekeeping staff or manage any quality and service issues with cleaning agencies
* Be responsible for all ordering and stock checking in relation to housekeeping and other relevant consumables
* Collate all necessary documentation including COSHH data sheets
Building Improvements
* Make good any areas of the building requiring improvement or remedial works
* Where possible undertake building improvements in house
* Support the line manager to project manage larger improvement and capital building works and identify and liaise with suppliers and contractors
* Work to reduce the usage of utilities, and overall carbon footprint of the organisation
Please Note; You will never be asked or expected to work on maintenance of systems that require qualified persons to work on them (Electric, gas etc).
Knowledge Skills and Experience
* Able to work at height
* Team player
* Able to work under pressure and to time
* Pride in own work
* Problem solving and initiative
* Good practical skills
* Quick learner
* Adaptability and flexibility
* Able to work early mornings and weekends by agreement with time off in lieu
* Previous experience of cleaning public buildings
* Previous caretaking or maintenance experience in a work context
* Understanding of health and safety and COSHH
* Previous experience within construction trades – carpentry, electrical, plumbing etc
* Passion for the arts and/or working for a charity
Interested?
If you would like to find out more details about this role please visit our website on: https://www.playtothecrowd.co.uk/about-us/opportunities/jobs
where you can find the Job Description and Person Specification together with our application form. Please note that we require fully completed application forms. We are unable to accept CVs.
Play to the Crowd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences.
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