Box Office Assistant - REQ03255 - 400571

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

NLC 4 - £24,984 - £26,223

Are you interested in theatre and the arts? Do you like working in a fast paced and creative environment?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our small but busy advance bookings team based at Airdrie Town Hall. Responsible to the Operations Manager, you will assist in the efficient operation of the Advance Booking Office of the Performing Arts Venues team in North Lanarkshire. The team looks after ticket sales, community arts class sales and lettings of our four venues – Airdrie Town Hall, Bellshill Cultural Centre, Colzium House and Cumbernauld Theatre.

In this role you will be part of the team carrying out the ticket sales, community arts class sales and halls letting operation using our state of the art box office system and bookings diary.

You will carry out sales via telephone, face to face at our ticket counters and help to manage our online ticket selling platform.

Behind the scenes you will be involved in cash and card payment reconciliation, lettings applications and assist with the setting up of arts classes and events on our ticketing system.

With event deadlines occurring regularly, you will be confident in your approach, create a great rapport with our customers and able to respond to each task as they occur.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People. 

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link. 

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL 

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***