Outdoor Recreation Assistant - Casual

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

The London Borough of Bexley is recruiting casual Outdoor Recreation Assistants to support customers at park sites across the borough. You will handle enquiries, assist with bookings for sports and events, and help keep sites clean and safe while following health and safety procedures.

This casual role operates on a weekly rota with most work at weekends and no guaranteed hours. For an informal discussion, contact Dan Williams, Outdoor Recreation Officer, [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Customer service oriented
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexible approach to working hours

Responsibilities

• Deal with customer enquiries and liaise with users.
• Oversee bookings for sports/events at park sites across the borough.
• Assist with banking duties and maintain a high standard of site cleanliness.
• Follow health and safety procedures at all times.

Job description

About The Role

We are looking to recruit casual outdoor recreation assistants who are customer orientated, capable support staff to join our friendly team.

You will be responsible for dealing with customer enquires, overseeing formal sports/events bookings at various park sites across the borough, liaising with users, undertaking banking duties, maintaining a high standard of site cleanliness and following health and safety procedures.

Where appropriate training opportunities may be available throughout the season.

You must have a flexible approach to working hours, an ability to communicate and to work as part of a team

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

Important: This casual post is on a weekly rota with the majority of the work being at weekends. You are not guaranteed any hours of work.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dan Williams , Outdoor Recreation Officer , [e-mail]

Candidate Profile

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Please upload your personal statement under the Relevant Experience and Skills section and ensure this fully aligns to the role criteria. This should not be more than two sides of A4.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Interviews are scheduled to be held in late October

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

• competitive salary
• coaching and mentoring programmes
• an excellent pension scheme
• generous annual leave plus bank holidays

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [e-mail]

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.