Facilities and Reception Assistant
Opera North Closing date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026
- Part time
- £20k-£25k
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Job Summary
Job Description
Key Accountabilities:
- Support day to day operations of the Howard Opera Centre, Howard Assembly Room & Scenic Stores.
- Open and close premises as required, following the agreed procedures and training
- Demonstrate a duty of care by ensuring that the reception area is always safe and accessible, showing general building security vigilance and health & safety awareness.
- Maintain and support with Facilities and Health & Safety compliance documentation as well as other administration related tasks.
- Play a key role in Opera North's Sustainability Policy and aspirations to become carbon neutral.
-Greet visitors and staff of Opera North and associated companies in a welcoming, efficient and professional manner.
- Liaise with multiple departments to support with all visitors, auditions and equipment movements as required.
- Take the lead in ensuring building processes and policies are adhered to, such as signing in/out, contractor management, room booking, access requirements, inc. preparing and issuing electronic security cards/identification badges.
- Monitor Fire, Intruder and similar alarms taking appropriate action following agreed procedures.
- To be a First Aider and Head Fire Marshall for the premises you are working in.
- Liaising with couriers; deliveries and distribution of incoming and outgoing post, re-directing where applicable.
- Report and co-ordinate routine and ad hoc building maintenance issues.
- Be fully acquainted and complaint with Opera North's health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Supporting the Head of Facilities and Health & Safety and Facilities Supervisor in ensuring all who are working or visiting Opera North estate are trained, understand and consistently meet their health & safety responsibilities.
- Duties as appropriate, working with the Facilities Supervisor and Head of Facilities and Health & Safety to ensure safe and efficient running of the Opera North Estate.
Job Requirements
Person Specification:
Candidates should be able to demonstrate:
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with internal and external clients at all levels.
- Excellent Customer focused outlook Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and work to meet deadlines. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft office (Outlook/Word/Excel).
- Willing to learn and adopt new procedures.
- Flexible in approach.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Reception, H&S Admin experience would be ideal but not essential.
- Demonstrable interest in the arts is desirable.
Hours of work: min 25 hours per week. Usually between 8am - 9pm Monday to Friday, with some weekend and evening work required. Availability and preferred amount of weekly hours to be discussed at interview.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Facilities and Reception Assistant
- Salary: £20k-£25k (pro-rata)
- Hours: Part time
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026
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Location:
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Job: Facilities and Reception Assistant
Job: Facilities and Reception Assistant
Organisation: Opera North
Postcode: LS1 6PA
How to Apply
Please apply via the Employment Hero link provided
Closing Date: 6th August 4pm
- Contact name: The People Team
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Opera North
Opera North is England's national opera company in the north and a leading European arts organisation. Based in Leeds, the company is committed to producing work of the highest quality that excites, challenges and entertains. We tour throughout the north of England, and also nationally and internationally. Acclaimed for its imaginative programming and innovative productions on the main stage, Opera North also programmes its own venue, the Howard Assembly Room with an enormous diversity of activ