Grounds Assistant Based: Gateshead International Stadium
GLL is looking for a Grounds Assistant to work at Gateshead International Stadium (part time). This facility is situated on a 30-acre site comprising of five full-sized football pitches, four mini soccer pitches and one full-sized rugby pitch plus ten changing rooms with showers. The Centre acts as a base for the weekly park runs as well as hosting the academy of Cumbria’s only professional football club, Carlisle United.
You’ll be the sort of person who thrives in a busy environment and will be unfazed by the variety of the role. You could be doing anything from customer service, taking football bookings and allocating pitches to ensuring the general safety and cleanliness of the pitches and indoor areas to ensure our customers get an exceptional experience. As with any role, there will be some desk time and paperwork, some shifts will include some weekend and evening work as well as covering daytime hours on a casual basis.
If you’re calm under pressure, highly responsible and a natural with people from all walks of life, we’d like to hear from you. Flexibility, punctuality and reliability are just as important as integrity, a can-do attitude and a real focus on customer service. Passion and personality will stand you in good stead too. You’ll have your First Aid at Work qualification and be able to work both on your own and as part of a small team.
In return, we offer a range of benefits that you’d expect from the UK’s largest leisure provider: * Pension schemes * Ride to work scheme * Discounted membership at our leisure centres * The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we’re run plus associated social events * Career pathways * Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best If you have the passion and skills for this role, apply now at
Closing date: 14/05/2025
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location. To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.
About Us - GLL is the UK’s largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children’s centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.
GLL is an equal opportunities employer.