Our friendly team at Thameside 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 (administrative duties, retail and 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, is self-motivated, has a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to support team members both front and back of house during busy periods. In this role, we are looking for someone who thrives on providing a welcoming visitor experience in a customer-facing environment with has strong people skills. A full job description can be found in the ‘role information pack’.

This role is a fixed term (until 31 December 2025) full time position working 37.5 hours per week between 9:00am to 5:00pm, five out of seven days (Monday to Sunday) with an alternative weekend off arrangement in place.

Our Thameside Nature Discovery Park is located on top of the former Mucking Marshes Landfill in Thurrock, a reserve home to many species including barn owls, short eared owls, water voles, harvest mouse, skylark, cuckoo and shrill carder bee in addition to local cattle that graze the grassland during the year. For more information on our Thameside Discovery Park, please visit our website essexwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/thurrock-thameside.

Benefits include free life assurance, branded uniform and parking; 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 Inspiring, Collaborative, United and Professional.

To make an application, please complete an online application form on our website by 9:00am on Friday 14 February 2025. Interviews will be held on Thursday 27 February 2025. We reserve the right to close this advert early. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

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 6^th January 2025 with interviews arranged for week commencing Monday 13^th January 2025.

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.