Essex Wildlife Trust
Location
Leigh on Sea, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
We are looking for an Assistant Centre Manager at our Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre in Leigh-on-Sea.
Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre is a visitor, community and education centre. The site is an important gateway to the Belfairs & Daws Heath Living Landscape in South Essex, where Essex Wildlife Trust and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council are working, together with many partners and local people on conservation and education activities, to preserve this fantastic landscape for future generations. Much of the woodland is officially ‘ancient woodland’; some is more than 1,000 years old, making it the earliest woodland recorded in Essex. The woodlands are home to a number of historic landscape features and a wide variety of flora and fauna, including several nationally threatened species. The Centre offers an educational space, a gift shop and refreshments, run by a friendly team and wonderful and passionate volunteers. For more information, please visit our website essexwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/belfairs Our welcoming and friendly team at Belfairs provide fantastic customer service to our visitors. As the Assistant Centre Manager, the post holder will work closely with the Site Manager to deliver the day-to-day operations (compliance, administrative duties, retail, food and beverage), supervising staff and volunteers and interacting with guests to ensure an engaging visitor experience. It is essential that the post holder has front-facing retail and/or hospitality experience, self-motivated, has a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to support team members both front and back of house. In this role, we are looking for someone who thrives on providing a welcoming visitor experience in a customer-facing environment with strong people skills, a welcoming predisposition and good attention to detail. A full job description can be found in the ‘role information pack’. This is a two-year fixed-term position working 15 hours per week on a rota basis between Monday and Sunday (two out of seven days) from 9:00am to 5:00pm, including weekend and bank holidays. The starting salary is £9,616.40 per annum. Benefits include free life assurance and parking, branded logo clothing and enhanced annual leave and sick pay provisions increasing with length of service. More information on our rewards package can be found in the ‘Role Information Pack’ on our website. Essex Wildlife Trust is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all children and young people. The role of Assistant Centre Manager will involve working in regulated activity with children and young people, being the responsible person during site events and Duke of Edinburgh sessions. Therefore, the successful applicant for this position will be subject to vetting checks including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with a barred list check. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Essex Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity, committed to protecting wildlife and inspiring a lifelong love of nature; and we would love you to join our committed and enthusiastic team. Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive. To apply, please complete an online application on our website by 9:00am on Friday 29 March 2024. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 17 April 2024.Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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£9.62k per annum
