Centre Assistant (Bedfords Park)
| Posting date: | 22 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £10,158.72 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2026 |
| Location: | RM4 1QH |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Essex Wildlife Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Our friendly team at Bedfords Park 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 permanent contract, working 16 hours per week on a rota basis between Monday and Sunday, including most weekends and bank holidays. Most shifts will be 7.5 hours within the centre operating hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. The salary is £10’158.72 (FTE £23,809.50). For further information about our site, please visit our website.
To apply, please complete an online application via our website by 9:00am on Monday 9th March 2026. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th March 2026 at Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the advertised closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.
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 permanent contract, working 16 hours per week on a rota basis between Monday and Sunday, including most weekends and bank holidays. Most shifts will be 7.5 hours within the centre operating hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. The salary is £10’158.72 (FTE £23,809.50). For further information about our site, please visit our website.
To apply, please complete an online application via our website by 9:00am on Monday 9th March 2026. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th March 2026 at Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the advertised closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.
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