Visitor Centre Assistant

2 months ago


Doncaster, United Kingdom Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Full time

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**Visitor Centre Assistant**

**14 hours per week over 2 days, worked on a flexible rota including weekends**

**£20,490 per annum pro rata**

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is one of the UK’s fastest growing nature conservation organisations and seeks to appoint a Visitor Centre Assistant, to support existing activity at one of our key Gateway sites.

This role will be based at our Potteric Carr Visitor Centre in Doncaster. The site currently attracts over 40000 visitors every year and the postholder and you will play a key role in welcoming visitors to the site. The role will also include talking people through the key highlights of the site, explaining and promoting the benefits of being a Trust supporter and in facilitating good sales within the Visitor Centre.

As a key member of the team, you will be working alongside colleagues to provide a friendly and welcome face to the reserve as well as helping to sell a wide range of nature based gifts to our visitors. You will also help out in the Centre’s café at certain times.

Good customer service skills will be essential alongside a flexible approach to working in a busy visitor centre, experience of working in a retail or catering setting would be an advantage.

**How to apply**:
Please submit an up-to-date CV and supporting statement. When writing your supporting statement, please refer to the person specification within the job description, and ensure you describe your relevant knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the role. Ideally, your CV and supporting statement should be in an editable format, such as Word, so we can anonymise your documents prior to the short-listing process. Please **DO NOT** include any personal details (name, address etc) on your supporting statement.

**Closing date: Midnight Sunday 10 March 2024**

**Interview date: Wednesday 20 March 2024**

We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We want our people to flourish, just like nature.


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