We have an opportunity for an Assistant Centre Manager at the Naze Nature Discovery Centre in Walton-on-the-Naze.
Our welcoming and friendly team at the Naze Nature Discover Centre, provide fantastic customer service to our visitors to the Trust.
As the Assistant Centre Manager, the post holder will work closely with the Site Manager to deliver the day-to-day operations (compliance and administrative duties, retail, food and beverage), supervising staff and volunteers and interacting with guests to ensure an engaging visitor experience.
Applicants must have front-facing retail and/or hospitality experience, self-motivated with 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.
This role is a one-year fixed term position working 30 hours per week as part of the centre rota to include working every other weekend and bank holidays.
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.
For more information on our Naze Nature Discovery Centre, please visit our website essexwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/Naze
Benefits include free life assurance and parking, branded logo clothing and enhanced annual leave and sick pay provisions increasing with length of service.
Essex Wildlife Trust are 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 via our website by 9:00am on Monday 6th January 2025 with interviews arranged for week commencing Monday 13th January 2025.
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