Centre Assistant at the Naze Nature Discovery Centre

Centre Assistant at the Naze Nature Discovery Centre

Closing date:
Salary: £7,138.560 per annum (FTE £22,308)
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location:
We have an opportunity for an Centre Assistant at the Naze Nature Discovery Centre in Walton-on-the-Naze. 12 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 31 December 2025.

Our friendly team at The Naze play an important role in providing engaging and fantastic customer service to our visitors to the Trust. 

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 success applicant will be using the till, preparing and serving hot and cold refreshments, clearing tables, restocking retail stock and engaging to 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 work key of the Trust.

This role is a one-year fixed term position until 31 December 2025, working 12 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 operating hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. The salary is £7,138.56 per annum (FTE £22,308). 

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 ImpactfulCollaborativeUnited and Proactive.

The closing date for receipt of application is 9:00am on Monday 20 January 2025 with interviews arranged for the week commencing Monday 27 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.