The 52 new jobs are based at the venue itself, located in the west of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park close to Hackney Wick station, and include a number of leisure and fitness positions, such as arena assistants, customer service advisors, fitness instructors, crèche assistants and sports coaches.

Twelve apprenticeship positions have also been created that are designed to help individuals enter employment and begin building a career within the leisure industry.

"Our new staff will play a key role in building a long lasting legacy in east London and will have a fantastic opportunity to work at a unique venue as part of a trail blazing team," said Peter Bundey., deputy managing director of GLL, who are managing the Copper Box.

Of the 52 jobs created, more than 90 per cent are being given to people from the six London 2012 Host Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.


"This is excellent news from the first company appointed to manage the London 2012 venues," said Dennis Hone, chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation.

"GLL are helping us create a lasting legacy of employment and training in East London.

"Thousands of jobs are being created on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and we've set high targets for employers in terms of recruitment from surrounding boroughs.

"GLL have met and exceeded these targets, setting the benchmark for other employers to follow."

Benn Penalver, 23, an arena assistant at the Copper Box said: "I feel fortunate to have this amazing opportunity to build a rewarding career in the health and fitness industry and to have the chance to increase my knowledge, improve my skills and achieve qualifications that will help me not only do my job better but progress in the future."


At last year's Olympic and Paralympic Games the Copper Box Arena hosted handball, the fencing element of modern pentathlon and goalball, and recently announced details of a new six-fight deal with boxing promoter Frank Warren that will see the 7,500 capacity venue hosting professional boxing.

It has also been confirmed as the new home for British Basketball League (BBL) club London Lions for the 2013-2014 season, and will host a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Gold Series event in October.

The Copper Box Arena is due to be officially re-opened to the public on July 27 as part of the celebrations to mark the one year anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

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