Casual Centre Assistant at Langdon

Essex Wildlife Trust; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Casual Centre Assistant at Langdon

Closing date: Wednesday 30 April 2025

Salary: £12.21ph

Contract type: Casual / Working hours: Part time

Location: Langdon Hills, High Road, Langdon Hills, SS16 6HY

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Our friendly team at Langdon plays an important role in providing engaging and fantastic customer service to our visitors to the Trust. We are looking for a casual Centre Assistant to work approximately 8hrs per week.

Working as part of a visitor centre team, the post holder will need to be a team player who can engage in a welcoming and professional way with our visitors both in retail and food and beverage - ensuring excellent customer service is always at the forefront. The successful applicant will be using the till, preparing and serving hot and cold refreshments, clearing tables, restocking retail stock, and engaging with customers.

We are looking for a friendly individual with an interest in customer service to join Essex Wildlife Trust in this visitor engagement role. Our profits from the Nature Discovery Centre’s are used to fund the conservation, educational, and other key work of the Trust.

This role is for a casual worker working approximately 8 hours per week on a rota basis between Monday and Sunday, including most weekends and bank holidays. Most shifts will be 4 hours within the centre's operating hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. The salary is £12.21 per hour. For further information about our Langdon site, please visit our website.

Benefits include free life assurance, branded uniform, onsite parking, 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 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.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9:00am on Wednesday 30 April 2025, with interviews arranged for the week commencing Monday 12 May 2025. We reserve the right to close this advert early. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Essex Wildlife Trust is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is welcome. As a conservation charity, we know how important diversity is, both in our natural world and amongst the people we employ. We want everyone to feel valued and empowered to contribute to our vision of “A county rich in wildlife with people connected to nature.”

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.