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Essex County Council; Braintree; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Essex County Council is recruiting a Park Operations Assistant for Great Notley Country Park in Braintree. This part-time, rolling rota role averages 14.48 hours per week (769 hours/year) under an annualised contract, with regular weekend shifts and a salary of £13.46/hour.

Based at Great Notley Country Park, you will help open/close park access, maintain facilities, and support grounds and infrastructure. Prior maintenance and strong customer service skills are beneficial.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering excellent customer service to the public.
• Good communication skills with the ability to give information and advice.
• Experience working in a team and supporting colleagues to meet local objectives.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the daily operation by ensuring all park access points are open when publicised and secured when closed.
• Ensure facilities including toilets, buildings and storage areas are secure and available as needed.
• Assist with maintenance tasks such as painting, signage, weeding, and general grounds upkeep.
• Ensure facilities are cleaned and maintained, including litter picking and bin clearance.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

RQF Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Park Operations Assistant (Great Notley Country Park)

Park Operations Assistant (Great Notley Country Park)

Permanent, Part Time

£13.46 per hour

Location:

Braintree

Working Style:

The Role

We currently have the following part-time opportunity available at Great Notley Country Park:

1 position averaging 14.48 hours per week (769 hours per year on an annualised contract)

The working pattern operates on a rolling rota, so flexibility is essential. Please note that this role will include regular weekend working.

Salary is £13.46 per hour.

The Opportunity

Based at Great Notley Country Park, the Park Operations Assistant will ensure the park is secure and open at critical times during the day for visitors. This includes access to all the facilities which are expected to be safe and well-presented environments for the visiting public. You will be expected to carry out a variety of duties and tasks in order to maintain the grounds & infrastructure and there will be the opportunity to expand the core role as required to meet the needs of the park.

Great Notley Country Park

Accountabilities

• Contribute to the daily operation of the parks by ensuring all car park vehicle access points to the park are open at the times publicised to the general public and also securely closed when the site is closed.
• Assist with the efficiency of the operation by ensuring all facilities including toilets, buildings and storage areas are secure and designated areas are available as needed.
• Assist with the maintenance of the building and park, including, painting, putting up signage, weeding, cutting back foliage etc so practical experience would be advantageous.
• Assist with the efficiency of the operation by ensuring that all facilities are cleaned and maintained including toilets, litter picking, and bin clearance are undertaken.
• Support general operational activities as required.
• Complete relevant checks such as Health and Safety checks within the park and completing all relevant paperwork in line with procedures.
• Engage with customers to consider and improve the visitor's experience; dealing with issues and problems involving visitors that occur within a Country Park.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
• Any other duties as reasonably requested commensurate with the level of the role and responsibilities.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Practical maintenance experience would be desirable
• Educated to RQF Level 2 (GCSE or BTech), or equivalent by experience.
• Experience of working with members of the public or customers delivering excellent customer service.
• Evidence of good communication skills with the ability to deliver information and advice.
• Experience of working within a team and supporting team members to deliver local objectives.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in

Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our

careers site.

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.

Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the

Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

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

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