GCDA Markets Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.85 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Kidbrooke and Woolwich |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | GCDA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Responsible to: GCDA Business Curator
Job Summary
The main aims of this role are to be responsible for the on-site set up, take down, and general smooth running of the Royal Arsenal Market and associated events, and also Kidbrooke Village Market and associated events.
Variable hours permanent contract of approximately 270 hours per annum, approximately 25 hours per month (please note there are peak months where hours increase, and low months where they will decrease).
Pay rate: £13.85 per hour (London Living Wage).
Application closing date: 7th August at 5pm, and interviews will be held on 12th August and 14th August.
Specific Duties
• With the support of the Market Manager: Ensure the setting up and taking down of markets following site plans supplied. This includes working in a manual capacity to set up equipment including gazebos, tables, chairs, PA system, and any other items as required for the event, and in accordance with H&S, and under instruction of the Market Manager On-Site
• Ensure that the event is run smoothly adhering to H&S including waste management
• Support other market staff and volunteers as needed
• Contribute to the support of other markets when required
• Dealing with any incidents on-site immediately by flagging them to the Market Manager. Post-event reporting them to Line Manager in writing in the appropriate manner within 24 hours.
• Any other on-site tasks as requested by Line Manager
• To attend any update meetings as requested by Line Manager
Communications
• Promotion of Markets on social media platforms may be required; this will primarily be done during the event to encourage people to attend. This should always be dynamic/ positive, happy, and professional looking whenever possible
• Ensuring that all the pictures and videos are sent to Line Manager
• Ensuring that photographs or short video clips are taken of the market, this can include happy looking attendees, busy periods, queues or other interesting points
• Any other communication tasks as requested by Line Manager
Policy compliance
Comply with all GCDA policies and procedures with particular attention to:
• All Health and Safety procedures and risk assessments
• GCDA Equality and Diversity Policy
• GCDA Vulnerable adult & Child Safeguarding Policy
• GCDA Team Values
• Customer Care. Ensure that you, as a representative of GCDA, offer the highest standards of customer care and remembering you are always representing GCDA.
Other
• Attend Training as requested
• Provide accurate timesheets of work completed
• Perform other reasonable duties requested by your line manager that support GCDA
Job Summary
The main aims of this role are to be responsible for the on-site set up, take down, and general smooth running of the Royal Arsenal Market and associated events, and also Kidbrooke Village Market and associated events.
Variable hours permanent contract of approximately 270 hours per annum, approximately 25 hours per month (please note there are peak months where hours increase, and low months where they will decrease).
Pay rate: £13.85 per hour (London Living Wage).
Application closing date: 7th August at 5pm, and interviews will be held on 12th August and 14th August.
Specific Duties
• With the support of the Market Manager: Ensure the setting up and taking down of markets following site plans supplied. This includes working in a manual capacity to set up equipment including gazebos, tables, chairs, PA system, and any other items as required for the event, and in accordance with H&S, and under instruction of the Market Manager On-Site
• Ensure that the event is run smoothly adhering to H&S including waste management
• Support other market staff and volunteers as needed
• Contribute to the support of other markets when required
• Dealing with any incidents on-site immediately by flagging them to the Market Manager. Post-event reporting them to Line Manager in writing in the appropriate manner within 24 hours.
• Any other on-site tasks as requested by Line Manager
• To attend any update meetings as requested by Line Manager
Communications
• Promotion of Markets on social media platforms may be required; this will primarily be done during the event to encourage people to attend. This should always be dynamic/ positive, happy, and professional looking whenever possible
• Ensuring that all the pictures and videos are sent to Line Manager
• Ensuring that photographs or short video clips are taken of the market, this can include happy looking attendees, busy periods, queues or other interesting points
• Any other communication tasks as requested by Line Manager
Policy compliance
Comply with all GCDA policies and procedures with particular attention to:
• All Health and Safety procedures and risk assessments
• GCDA Equality and Diversity Policy
• GCDA Vulnerable adult & Child Safeguarding Policy
• GCDA Team Values
• Customer Care. Ensure that you, as a representative of GCDA, offer the highest standards of customer care and remembering you are always representing GCDA.
Other
• Attend Training as requested
• Provide accurate timesheets of work completed
• Perform other reasonable duties requested by your line manager that support GCDA
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