Facilities Assistant - Mersea Outdoors

Facilities Assistant - Mersea Outdoors

Permanent, Part Time

Up to £22,361 per annum (FTE)

Location: Mersea

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Please note this is a part time position working 20 hours per week. The pro rata salary will be £12,087 per annum.

About Us

Essex Outdoors provides high quality outdoor learning opportunities, from activity days and Forest Schools through to residential experiences and adventurous expeditions. From archery and climbing through to power boating and sailing. Essex Outdoors delivers a full range of activities to excite and inspire.

Essex Outdoors are committed to delivering high-quality, high-value learning opportunities to the young people of Essex and the wider community.

Mersea Outdoors is a large centre in a wonderful coastal setting with views across the Blackwater Estuary. Mersea offers a vast selection of both land and water-based activities.

The Role

The Facilities Assistant is responsible for ensuring that the premises, facilities and resources are suitable for use; and for ensuring a safe and clean environment for staff and customers.

Essex Outdoors is Essex County Council's provider of residential outdoor activities. The centres provide high quality outdoor education to the young people of Essex and the wider community.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for organising and carrying out preparation, cleaning and maintenance of the centre to ensure an efficient and effective service is provided for staff and customers
• Ensuring Health & Safety standards are met in accordance with specifications.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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