Casual Outdoor Recreation Assistant

Overview

About London Borough of Bexley

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough, London Borough of Bexley have award-winning parks, open spaces, and listed heritage sites.

About the Role

London Borough of Bexley is currently looking to recruit customer-oriented, capable support staff to join London Borough of Bexley's friendly team. 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. This casual post is on a weekly rota with the majority of the work being at weekends.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with customer enquiries
• Overseeing formal sports/events bookings at various park sites across the borough
• Liaising with users
• Undertaking banking/cashing up duties
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness
• Following health and safety procedures

Candidate Profile

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role, please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such, it falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirements for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

Additional Information

As a disability confident employer, Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. London Borough of Bexley 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 London Borough of Bexley on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.

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Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal, and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.