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Salary: £11.44 per hour Overview of Role Can you see yourself as one of Father Christmas’ Elves, checking names on the Naughty or Nice list, and playing games with the children full of excitement? If so, we would love your help at this year’s Magical Christmas Experience which will see the journey begin outside, making your way to Father Christmas’ study. This experience will create magical memories for all the family, young and old, through crafts, games, storytelling and of course meeting Father Christmas himself. We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate individuals, who will enjoy bringing our magical Christmas Experience to life, by becoming a Christmas character and interacting with children and adults alike. As a Christmas Elf you will have the privilege of helping make memories for our guests. An excellent opportunity for an individual who is innovative, driven and results focused to develop their career at a world class venue. A robust benefits package includes employee assistance programme, High Street Discount Scheme and a range of benefits and discounts with partner organisations. Main Duties and Responsibilities • Work closely with the Duty & Events team as well as other in-house departments to deliver a very special Magical Christmas Experience • Interact with families / children ensuring they are having a fantastic memorable experience. • Engage fully with guests of all ages ensuring that a 5* Christmas Experience is received. • Deliver games and craft activities with a high level of involvement from both individuals and groups. • Wearing Christmas themed costume (costumes will be provided on commencement and will remain the responsibility of individual staff members until the end of their contract). • Ensure that you are aware of the correct evacuation procedure and where the nearest exits are. • Manage and co-ordinate the safe evacuation of all guests from your designated area should evacuation be necessary. • Assist in the set-up and reset of the space, ensuring that it happens in a timely manner, and that all areas allocated to you are returned to their original state. • Communicate with management any requirements needed to ensure that service is not compromised. • Proactive and positive approach to embracing organisational Health and Safety culture • To undertake your duties in such a way as to enhance and protect the reputation and public profile of Titanic Belfast • Ensure adherence to and compliance with all GDPR / Data Protection related policies and procedures • Any other duties as required from time to time The above reflects the main elements associated with this position. It is not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive. Criteria Essential Criteria • Genuine Christmas Spirit. • Ability to work both as part of a team, and on your own initiative. • Adaptable and can respond quickly to a dynamic environment. • Ability to communicate effectively with guests in a welcoming and friendly manner at all learning levels. • Excellent timekeeping and attendance. • Excellent customer service Desirable • Experience interacting with family groups (parents/guardians/carers and young children). • Experience working in an intensive and very busy environment. Core competencies • Excellent communication skills • Team player • Energic and enthusiastic • Passionate about delivering excellent customer service • Excellent timekeeping and attendance. Titanic Belfast reserves the right to enhance the selection criteria if necessary, to assist with shortlisting. HOURS OF WORK There are various contracts available for these roles, spanning from 8 hours per week through to 32 hours and 37.5 hours per week. On your application you will be asked to indicate your availability. Working hours will be across 7 days, on a rota basis in line with the operating hours for the Magical Christmas Experience. These hours will include evenings and weekends. ANNUAL LEAVE Annual leave entitlement is paid at an equivalent of 28 days per annum, PENSIONS Titanic Belfast operates a Staff Pension Scheme with employer contributions. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS • Free secure car parking • Flexible working policy • Fully paid uniform. • Eye care scheme • Winter flu vaccination scheme • High Street Discount Scheme • Access to Private GP Service • Subsidised staff development opportunities • Employee assistance programme with emotional, financial and legal support. • Pension scheme with employer contributions. • Staff discounts onsite and with partner organisations
Christmas Temp (Warehouse)
1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB To work under the direction of the Regional Coordinator and be responsible for managing ‘The Christmas Warehouse” including coordinating of storage, stock management and distribution of toys and gifts for the East Region over the Christmas period. This will be completed with some assistance from other employees when required. 2. ENVIRONMENT OF THE JOB The SVP is a large, national, voluntary organisation with extensive experience of working with a diverse range of people who experience poverty and exclusion. Through its network of over 12,000 volunteers and 700 staff, it is strongly committed to working for social justice and advocates the creation of a more just and caring society. SVP employs people to support volunteers in a variety of settings including housing and hostels, community care, shops, administration and other specialist areas. The Society is Christian based with a strong sense of Gospel values. The founder of the Society, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, was a devout Catholic and his legacy of spirituality remains a key element for volunteer members of the Society and underpins the conduct of conference meetings. It can often therefore be normal practice within the Society that prayers are said at the beginning and end of Conference meetings or at meetings where members are in attendance as this underpins the ethos of the Society. There is no requirement for staff members to actively participate in the saying of prayers but to respect the ethos of the Society and be aware that this practice may occur. The East Regional Office is the largest in the Society and employs approximately 200 staff who together with approximately 3000 volunteers carry out a diverse range of activities across a number of projects in the Dublin area. 3. GUIDANCE AND AUTHORITY The job holder will report to the East Regional Coordinator. The nature of matters referred upwards are those: • Where significant resistance is experienced in the development of good practice and implementation of policy. • Where practice or proposed practice places stakeholders in a position of risk e.g., a child, a vulnerable adult, members, volunteers, the reputation of the Society. • Where decision will have a significant impact on the workload of others. • Non- compliance of an agreed policy or procedure. • Action likely to adversely affect the Society. 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITIES HOW ACHIEVED 1. Involvement in the design planning of the warehouse premises. • Source table, bookcases, etc. 2. Ensure facilities and core needs are in place • Wireless, telephone (mobile) 3. Design of posters/signs where needed • Work on laptop, print, laminate 4. Sourcing food and toys companies • Telephone/ email companies (as part of Christmas Team for East). 6. Deliver presentations to companies (as back up to fundraiser if required) • If requested regarding SVP and Giving Tree and Christmas 7. First point of contact for SVP shopping centres and visit locations (Christmas Team will assist with this too) • Work with the Regional Coordinator to coordinate the 2024 approach – virtual giving tree. 8. Create process for donation and collections of gifts in shopping centres (as part of Christmas Team) • Written plan on how this operates for each shopping centre 10. Coordinate toy, gifts and food lists from conferences • Arrange distribution to conferences – working with SVP Transport team (guided by Regional President where necessary) 11. Supervise staff/Corporate Volunteers assisting in Warehouse • Ensure Registration & Safety Procedures followed. 14. Record and control vouchers that come in through warehouse • Safely deliver to 2nd Floor safe – for recording on spreadsheet 15. Thank You to Companies • Ensure emails/ letters issued as needed, with admin support 16. Sort incoming donations and secure • Keep spreadsheet 18. Produce weekly written report • Report and spreadsheet (with admin support) 5. CHALLENGES There are a number of challenges in this role, largely determined by the scale, complexity, voluntary nature and high levels of local autonomy with the Society. • Acceptance of the dynamic of a complex, national, membership organisation and an understanding of how this both contributes to and constrains the work. • Influencing others not under direct authority. • Varied work which would require flexibility in decision making and the abilit 6. OTHER INFORMATION In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed above, the job holder may be required from time to time to perform other duties as deemed reasonable and necessary by the employer. The Society is committed to the Right to Disconnect Code of Practice which applies to all employees irrespective of where they work, be that office, service, home or other remote location, or their working pattern, either core, shift, or flexible hours. Given the nature of our organisation, employees may request or be required, depending on their role and agreement of management, to work in a more flexible manner and occasionally outside of their normal/standard working hours. Certain roles by their nature may have a requirement to work evenings or weekends and may be on a shift pattern (as detailed in the written particulars of employment), others may be required to attend evening or weekend meetings with members or may be subject to annual peaks and troughs in the workload. These are usually normal, expected, and foreseeable work-related requirements and staff should ensure that they receive the required breaks and compensatory leave as detailed in the Society’s Time off in Lieu policy. Employees are responsible for notifying their manager in writing of any statutory rest period or break to which they are entitled to and were not able to avail of on a particular occasion and the reason for not availing of such rest period or break within one week. 7. EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO UNDERTAKE THE ROLE AT A FULLY ACCEPTABLE LEVEL EDUCATION • Second level education (Leaving Cert Equivalent) and relevant experience KNOWLEDGE • Knowledge of the Society and of its mission and values • Knowledge of needs and issues of the poor and disadvantaged EXPERIENCE • Experience in both office administration & warehouse supervision is essential. • Logistics and project management skills essential. • Experience in the community/ voluntary sector would be an advantage. SKILLS • Able to lead and motivate a team of volunteers /students. • Project management and logistics skills required. • Presentation skills an advantage. • Ability to work as part of a team. The person must also demonstrate the following personal attributes: • be honest and trustworthy • be respectful • possess cultural awareness and sensitivity • be flexible • demonstrate sound work ethics Salary: €35,275.62 per annum pro-rata / €18.09 per hour CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
