Leisure Activity Assistant - 2027 Seasonal Talent Pool

Dŵr Cymru Cyf; Cardiff; In loco; GBP 12.000 - 18.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual pay review

Staff Discounts at our visitor attract

Full training given and uniform

Beautiful working location

Flexible working hours

Descrizione del lavoro

Dŵr Cymru Cyf is seeking friendly frontline staff to support visitors at our Lisvane and Llanishen activity site near Cardiff. You’ll deliver excellent customer service, supervise water-based and land activities, and help ensure safety and great experiences for every guest.

Open seven days a week, the role requires flexible hours including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Training is provided, and you’ll work as part of a driven team across our green/blue environment.

Competenze

• Experience of working with the general public and providing a helpful, customer-focused service.
• Experience of following health and safety procedures.
• Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day.
• Able to work confidently on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• An understanding of water safety.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Comfortable using IT and learning new systems. Don’t worry if you haven’t used our systems before, we’ll provide the training you need.
• Honest and professional in your approach.
• Open to feedback, learning and developing new skills.

Mansioni

• Safeguard and support customers taking part in water sports and activities.
• Ensure high health and safety standards on site.
• Work evenings, weekends and bank holidays as the centre is open 7 days a week.
• Provide excellent customer service, greeting visitors and handling bookings and payments.
• Assist with hire of activity equipment and give safety briefings.
• Set up and pack away on-site facilities; maintain equipment.
• Monitor water safety and enforce site rules.
• Collaborate with Ranger team on reservoir safety and site upkeep.
• Work with third-party organisations for events and conservation activities.
• Support café or Ranger team and other departments as needed.

Conoscenze

Customer focus

Initiative & teamwork

Water safety understanding

Excellent communication

IT literacy

Honesty & professionalism

Willingness to learn

Descrizione del lavoro

Who we are

About our visitor attraction centre...

Our Visitor Attraction site at Lisvane and Llanishen opened in 2023, in the North of Cardiff, and is open all year round! This is an exciting opportunity for anyone wishing to join Welsh Water. The site boasts, a state-of-the-art Visitor Attraction building with 150cover restaurant, balcony with views over both reservoirs, group and cubicle changing rooms, both land and water-based activities, education learning space, bird hides & islands, meeting rooms and a Grab & Go.

Come and join our team and work in this green / blue oasis less than 5 miles from Cardiff city centre. Want to see more? Take a look at here: https://lisvane-llanishen.com/

About you

You’ll enjoy working with people and helping visitors have a safe, enjoyable and memorable experience. You’ll be comfortable working as part of a team, while also using your own initiative when needed.

Essential Experience

• Experience of working with the general public and providing a helpful, customer-focused service.


• Experience of following health and safety procedures.

Essential Knowledge & Skills

• Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day.


• Able to work confidently on your own initiative and as part of a team.


• An understanding of water safety.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in English.


• Comfortable using IT and learning new systems. Don’t worry if you haven’t used our systems before, we’ll provide the training you need.


• Honest and professional in your approach.


• Open to feedback, learning and developing new skills.

What you’ll be responsible for

You’ll be part of our Activity team, helping to safeguard and support customers taking part in water sports, land-based and team-building activities, while ensuring a high standard of health and safety at all times.

Our Activity Centres are open 7 days a week, so the role will include working evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide excellent customer service, meeting, greeting and helping every visitor gain the most from their visit, including checking in customers, responding to activity and booking enquiries and taking payments.


• Assist in the delivery of high-quality land and/or water-based activities, including team-building programmes, in line with National Governing Body (NGB) and Welsh Water requirements.


• Assist with the hire of activity equipment, including providing effective safety briefings, and support customers using equipment at the site.


• Work proactively as part of a team to set up and pack away on-site facilities, while helping to maintain the repair, security and cleanliness of activity equipment to a consistently high standard.


• Help ensure the safety of everyone on site, including employees, activity participants and members of the public, following company procedures for reporting incidents and maintaining excellent water safety.


• Communicate with visitors in an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and helpful way, delivering excellent customer service and projecting a positive image for Welsh Water.


• Work alongside the Ranger team on reservoir safety and biosecurity, as well as supporting the upkeep and tidiness of the site, including litter picking, toilet cleaning, and building and site maintenance.


• Help ensure site and waterside rules are followed, particularly the ‘no unauthorised swimming in reservoirs’ rule, opening and closing times, and the safe marshalling of visitors during busy periods.


• Work collaboratively with third-party organisations, including wildlife charities and volunteer groups, and support conservation, educational, public access and recreational activities, open days and events.


• Support the wider team and other departments, including the café or Ranger team, as required to meet the needs of the business.

Benefits

We have great benefits, including:

• Annual pay review


• Staff Discounts at our visitor attractions


• Full training given and uniform provided


• Beautiful working location


• Flexible working hours

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT © Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.
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