Reference: CBC26027
Salary details: £39,152 per year
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: full time, annualised
Hours: 1924 annualised hours (average of 37 hours per week)
Location: 1435 (theatre and museum) and the Winding Wheel Theatre
Department: Cultural Services
CBC26027 - Job description and person specification.
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Chesterfield Borough Council is seeking an operations manager to join our cultural venues team to launch our new theatre and museum venue, 1435.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing the operation of some of the town’s most valued public buildings, including 1435 and the Winding Wheel Theatre.
Your responsibilities will include ensuring that the building management and the technical delivery of all events at the cultural venues is carried out to an excellent standard and ensuring that all venues comply with all health and safety requirements. You will be responsible for the developing and introducing the operational procedures for the re-opening and operation of 1435. You will be responsible for leading the theatre technical team and caretaking team and will have proven management experience.
The successful candidate should have extensive knowledge of premises management, facilities maintenance, health and safety, and operating multi-site venues with different functionalities.
As an employee of Chesterfield Borough Council, you will have access to a variety of employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, the local government pension scheme and access to a range of staff discounts and flexible benefits schemes.
If you would like an informal chat about the role before applying, please contact Anthony Radford, Cultural Services Manager, at anthony.radford@chesterfield.gov.uk.
How to apply
CVs are not accepted for this vacancy, please download and complete the application form and return it by email to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk. Your application must be received no later than the closing date shown below.
See our guide to applying for tips on how to complete your application form and for details of other ways to apply.
Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
Closing date: 31 May 2026
Provisional interview date: 17 June 2026
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