Facilities Assistants

Essex Outdoors Mersea; Colchester; On-site; GBP 22,572 - 27,589; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full in-house training

Essex Outdoors t-shirt

Job summary

Essex Outdoors Mersea is seeking Facilities Assistants for the 2026 season at their busy outdoor centre. Responsibilities include ensuring a clean and safe environment for staff and customers. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and capable of getting to the centre with their own transport.

Full training is provided, along with the chance to earn nationally recognised qualifications. The role offers a competitive salary starting from £25,081 per annum, with hours varying across the season.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years or older at the start of employment.
• Available to work from May to August.
• Able to travel to the Mersea centre using personal transport.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facilities and resources are suitable for use.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff and customers.
• Work as part of a team in a busy environment.

Skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Energy

Job description

Essex Outdoors are taking applications for Facilities Assistants for 2026 at the Mersea centre.We'rebe looking for enthusiastic and motivated people to join our facilities team.

The Facilities Assistant – Cleaner is responsible for ensuring that facilities and resources are suitable for use; and for ensuring a safe and clean environment for staff and customers. Aged 16 years or over, while experience isn't essential, you’ll need to have plenty of energy and initiative and be great at working as part of a team as well as on your own.Based at our very busy outdoor activity centre, you will be part of a friendly, customer-focussed group of people in a vibrant fast-paced environment.

During the season there may be some early starts and late finishes, as well as the requirement to work weekends or bank holidays.In return we provide a competitive salary, full in-house training for all staff, as well as an Essex Outdoors t-shirt to wear with your own presentable attire and appropriate footwear. Full in-house training is provided and there may also be the opportunity to complete nationally recognised qualifications.

Mersea – 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. Due to the rural location of our Mersea centre, please ensure you are happy and able to travel to the centre in your own transport on a daily basis.

To apply

You need to:

• be aged 16or over at the start of your employment
• be available to work throughout the main season which runs May to August. Provide details of your earlist start date and any commitments during this period in your application.
• be able to get to the centre. OurMersea centreis not on a routewith frequent public transport.

Essex Outdoors is part of Essex County Council (ECC). As part of your employment with ECC a DBS check is required and must be registered with the 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. If you are a successful candidate, your personal data will be shared with other systems at Essex County Council in order to progress your application.

Locations:Mersea
Salary: From £25,081pa(From £13per hour)*
Contract type: Fixed term full or part time contracts, subject to the requirements of the service.
Good to know: Full training is provided. Applicants must be 16 and complete an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.

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