Opened in 2012 and situated on the 11th largest reservoir in England, our Nature Discovery Centre at Hanningfield Reservoir is located between Chelmsford, Billericay and Wickford. The site offers beautiful walks through the woodland, taking in bird hides, ponds and views across the reservoir.

The Nature Discovery Centre offers an opportunity to discover the wildlife within the park whilst enjoying refreshments and a gift shop, run by a friendly team and wonderful volunteers who are passionate about providing fantastic customer service.  As the Assistant Centre Manager, the post holder will work closely with the Centre Manager to deliver the day-to-day operations (retail, food and beverage, compliance and events), supervising staff and volunteers and interacting with guests to ensure an engaging visitor experience. 

We are ideally looking for someone with a food and beverage background who will take the lead on running the café. It is essential that the post holder has front-facing retail and/or hospitality experience, self-motivated, has a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to support team members both front and back of house. In this role, the successful candidate will thrive on providing a welcoming visitor experience in a customer-facing environment with strong people skills, a welcoming predisposition and good attention to detail. A full job description can be found in the ‘role information pack’.

This is a two-year fixed-term position working full-time, five out of seven days between Monday and Sunday all year-round including weekends and bank holidays. The rota working arrangements provides every other weekend. The starting salary is £24,041.00 per annum and benefits include free life assurance, parking, branded logo clothing and enhanced annual leave and sick pay provisions increasing with length of service.

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.

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.

To apply, please complete an online application on our website  by 9:00am on Monday 10 June 2024. Interviews will be held on Thursday 20 June 2024.