Weekend Centre Assistant at Belfairs Nature - Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Essex Wildlife Trust

Essex Wildlife Trust
Essex Wildlife Trust
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Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Closing date:
Friday 25 August 2023

Salary:
£8,392.00 per annum (FTE £20,980.00)

Contract type:
Permanent / Working hours: Part time


Location:

Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre ,***:
Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre
Eastwood Road North, Leigh on Sea, SS9 4LR

  • A Centre Assistant is needed at our Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre in LeighonSea.
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 education space, a gift shop and refreshments, run by a friendly team and wonderful and passionate volunteers.


Working as part of a friendly and dynamic team, the post holder will need to be a team player who can engage in a friendly and professional way with our visitors both in retail and food and beverage - ensuring excellent customer service is always at the forefront.

We are looking for a friendly individual with an interest in customer service, nature and wildlife 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 work key of the Trust.


This is a permanent part-time role working weekends (15 hours per week over Saturdays and Sunday from 9:00am and 5:00pm).

The starting salary is £8,392.00 per annum (FTE £20,


Benefits include free life assurance, branded uniform, parking 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 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.
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