Receptionist/Duty Officer
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Job summary
Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust is seeking a part-time Receptionist/Duty Officer at Cedars Youth and Community Centre. You will ensure first-class customer service, manage bookings, and assist with centre operations and activities while engaging with the local community.
You will support the Centre Manager, promote programmes, handle payments, and maintain records with attention to detail and accuracy. Includes safeguarding and EDI commitments.
Qualifications
- Proven work experience as a Duty Officer, Front Office representative or similar role.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent Customer service attitude and interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively to build and facilitate strong internal relationships.
- Able to work under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- Good organisational, planning and time management skills with attention to detail and accuracy when completing tasks.
- Flexible approach to working hours.
- Understanding of the Trust commitment to EDI & Safeguarding.
Responsibilities
- Providing high quality customer service.
- Ensuring that customer records are accurately kept up to date both manually and electronically.
- Utilise the management booking system for customer bookings, payment collection and diary management purposes.
- Promote the centre to current and prospective customers/community groups to help the team increase income streams.
- Support the Centre Manager with the day-to-day running of the centre.
- To actively promote the centre and the various activities on offer, including holiday courses, birthday parties, young people activities, etc
- To support the fitness aspects of the gym and to be able to fully engage with users.
- To deal with booking enquiries for the Centre effectively, receive and record accurately all cash/cheque/credit card takings using the Xn Leisure system.
- Memberships, both gym and social, are maintained effectively and accurately and inductions arranged when necessary.
- To assist with the ‘set up’ of activities for external users.
- To assist with catering requirements for external hirers and the layout of catering.
- To understand the requirements of the local community. To promote activity programmes that will service the needs of the local Meriden community.
- To open up / close the Centre ensuring all procedures are correctly followed.
- Support the Centre Manager collate relevant reports as requested.
- Carry out all meaningful tasks, when so asked to do, by the Centre Manager.
- To actively promote the Trust in a positive and professional manner.
- Maintain an ‘office tidy’ environment.
- To champion Watford Welcomes values and contribute to all Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) activities. To be responsible for your own behaviour and act in a manner that avoids and discourages any form of discrimination or harassment; to comply with Watford FC CSE Trust Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & adult across the business, ensuring that Trust policies, procedures and practices in regard to safeguarding are followed at all times.
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Job description
Department: Facilities Watford FC’s Community Sports and Education Trust
Reporting to: Community Centre Manager
Hours:Part Time – 3 shifts per week including Saturdays and Sundays
Salary: £12,928.50 pa
Passport/Visa: Must be eligible to work in the UK
Location: Cedars Youth and Community Centre
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 27/09/2026
Interview Date: W/C 5th October 2026
Are you a team player who wants to make a positive difference in your local community? If this is you, come and join the team at Cedars Youth and Community Centre. As a Receptionist / Duty Officer you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of a first-class customer experience to all customers that visit the Centre. Whilst coordinating bookings you will build relationships with centre customers and play a key role in developing the centre.
Providing high quality customer service.
Ensuring that customer records are accurately kept up to date both manually and electronically.
Utilise the management booking system for customer bookings, payment collection and diary management purposes.
Promote the centre to current and prospective customers/community groups to help the team increase income streams.
Support the Centre Manager with the day-to-day running of the centre.
To actively promote the centre and the various activities on offer, including holiday courses, birthday parties, young people activities, etc
To support the fitness aspects of the gym and to be able to fully engage with users.
To deal with booking enquiries for the Centre effectively, receive and record accurately all cash/cheque/credit card takings using the Xn Leisure system.
Memberships, both gym and social, are maintained effectively and accurately and inductions arranged when necessary.
To assist with the ‘set up’ of activities for external users.
To assist with catering requirements for external hirers and the layout of catering.
To understand the requirements of the local community. To promote activity programmes that will service the needs of the local Meriden community.
To open up / close the Centre ensuring all procedures are correctly followed.
Support the Centre Manager collate relevant reports as requested.
Carry out all meaningful tasks, when so asked to do, by the Centre Manager.
To actively promote the Trust in a positive and professional manner.
Maintain an ‘office tidy’ environment.
To champion Watford Welcomes values and contribute to all Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) activities. To be responsible for your own behaviour and act in a manner that avoids and discourages any form of discrimination or harassment; to comply with Watford FC CSE Trust Equal Opportunities Policy.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & adult across the business, ensuring that Trust policies, procedures and practices in regard to safeguarding are followed at all times.
Proven work experience as a Duty Officer, Front Office representative or similar role
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Solid written and verbal communication skills
Excellent Customer service attitude and interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively to build and facilitate strong internal relationships.
Able to work under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
Good organisational, planning and time management skills with attention to detail and accuracy when completing tasks.
Flexible approach to working hours
Understanding of the Trust commitment to EDI & Safeguarding
We are a well-established and forward-looking charity with a long and highly regarded record of delivering a broad range of community-based activities and services. Our work focuses on the key themes of; Football & Education, Health & Wellbeing, Social Inclusion, enhanced by community facilities and supported by a business services department.
One goal – healthier, happier, stronger communities.
To expand the Watford FC family by providing opportunities in Hertfordshire and London, to enrich people’s lives, create special memories, and enable positive futures.
To be honest, reliable, and trustworthy -Integrity. To be inclusive in all our decision-making -Inclusivity. To be bold and creative in the way we work -Innovation.
We are a values-based and vision-driven charity, who put our people and our beneficiaries at the heart of everything we do and why we do it.
Chance to join an award-winning charity and work alongside colleagues who are determined to utilise the positive power of sport, physical activity and learning for social good.
Friendly working environment
Employee Assistance Programme
Investors in People accreditation
Opportunity to benefit from a range of training and development opportunities
Free gym usage at our two Community Centres
Flexible working environment
Staff kit
25 days of Annual Leave entitlement plus bank holiday’s
Trust pension scheme
Birthday leave
Milestone recognition awards
On-site parking available
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and dynamic working environment by building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We provide a safe and secure environment for all. We believe Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & adults is everyone responsibility. Everyone in the organisation has a role to play, to ensure that Trust policies, procedures and practices in regard to safeguarding are followed.
Watford Football Club’s Community Sports and Education Trust is a registered charity that has been proudly supporting people and communities for over thirty years, as originally established by Graham Taylor OBE and Sir Elton John. We continue this legacy today by engaging people of all ages and backgrounds through high-quality community-based initiatives and services.
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