Operations Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,583 to £25,989 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Bath, Bath & N E Somerset |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bath & North East Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | RITM0230949 |
Summary
Fixed Term Contract from 16th March 2026 until 31st October 2026
Heritage Services manage some of the UK’s most impressive buildings in Bath including the Victoria Art Gallery and the Pump Room & Roman Baths, which is visited by over one million people each year.
About the role:
The Operations Team performs an essential role in preparing these sites before they open to the public, keeping them safe and running smoothly during the day, and setting up/striking for functions in the evening. This role involves a wide range of duties that include general cleaning, washroom replenishment, security, patrolling and porterage duties.
Hours: Day Operations Assistants work four days of 0700-1600, have two days off, then work four days of 1300-2200, have two days off and so on.
About you:
Applicants must be well presented and confident when working in a busy public environment. The ability to carry out work involving manual handling is essential and training in this and other key tasks is provided.
The film on ’24 Hours in Heritage Services’ gives a flavour of what it is like to work in the department. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHp5i-_z9BI&feature=emb_title
Applications will be viewed on a weekly basis but will only be responded to after the closing date has passed.
For an informal conversation about this post, please contact Hannah Barrow, Operations Supervisor on 01225 477813 or email hannah_barrow@bathnes.gov.uk
Heritage Services manage some of the UK’s most impressive buildings in Bath including the Victoria Art Gallery and the Pump Room & Roman Baths, which is visited by over one million people each year.
About the role:
The Operations Team performs an essential role in preparing these sites before they open to the public, keeping them safe and running smoothly during the day, and setting up/striking for functions in the evening. This role involves a wide range of duties that include general cleaning, washroom replenishment, security, patrolling and porterage duties.
Hours: Day Operations Assistants work four days of 0700-1600, have two days off, then work four days of 1300-2200, have two days off and so on.
About you:
Applicants must be well presented and confident when working in a busy public environment. The ability to carry out work involving manual handling is essential and training in this and other key tasks is provided.
The film on ’24 Hours in Heritage Services’ gives a flavour of what it is like to work in the department. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHp5i-_z9BI&feature=emb_title
Applications will be viewed on a weekly basis but will only be responded to after the closing date has passed.
For an informal conversation about this post, please contact Hannah Barrow, Operations Supervisor on 01225 477813 or email hannah_barrow@bathnes.gov.uk
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