General Assistant

**General Assistant - Seasonal**
- **Cuffley Active Learning Centre**_
- **Near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire**_

From woods to coast to mountains, Active Learning Centres are dedicated to helping young people develop essential skills and character, and to promote wellbeing through outdoor learning.

Cuffley Active Learning Centre (ALC) is set in 90 acres of outstanding natural beauty in south-east Hertfordshire, just 15 minutes from the M25. The predominantly woodland site offers a blend of multi
- activity and environmentally - focussed residential and day courses, which are designed to promote the development of Essential Skills, Character and Wellbeing.

Cuffley ALC provides outdoor learning experiences for children aged 4 - 18, with a wide range of bespoke educational and hands-on school trips. We work closely with schools prior to their travel to ensure that each itinerary meets the needs of the visiting students and teachers.
If you fancy an adventure or like that the thought of working outdoors, then Cuffley is the place to be this year. You will be at the heart of the operations on site, being within our most dynamic role and helping across all departments.

**About the Role**
Varied zero hours contracts available between April-October 2025
Predominantly Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work
Earn up to £119.32 per day (8 hours)
Must be available to attend a training course starting in April 2025

No qualifications are required for this role, however, previous experience of working with children would be desirable. All applicants will complete a comprehensive training programme in conjunction with our mentoring scheme before working on one of our centres. However, you do need to have a Driving License.

Our General Assistant is our most dynamic role onsite, plenty of variety to keep you motivated each day. Daily duties could include helping keep the centres cleanliness standards high, assisting the Head Chef within the kitchen or helping the Outdoor Instructor team maintain activity equipment including the high ropes course equipment.
**Responsibilities**
- Ensure group belongings make it to camp in a timely manner
- Delivering food to various camp sites and assisting in the kitchen areas
- Maintaining and logging camp site stores, ensuring these are always in top condition
- Assisting in site waste management
- Helping the maintenance department with ongoing maintenance
- Adapting to assist with any teacher requests
- Complying with the company culture of Health & Safety
- Providing high levels of customer service
- Implement our Safeguarding and well-being protocols
- Maintaining guest accommodation and it is ready for use prior to arrivals
- Maintenance of the centre
- Where needed, assisting in running activity sessions

But that’s just the start of your ALC career journey - with our stunning portfolio of woodland - coastal - mountain Active Learning Centres, we aim to give successful staff a pathway to gain National Governing Body Awards and the opportunity to build a career that offers immense satisfaction and achievement. Training courses in water-based activities, mountain activities, facilitation and other facets of outdoor education will enable you to progress your career in the outdoors either at Cuffley ALC or at one of our amazing centres in Wales.

As part of the team at Cuffley Active Learning Centres you will receive:
**Training and Development**
- Progression plan informed using customer and observation KPI’s with CPD session to help you achieve
- Enhanced Safeguarding Training
- Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety Qualification
- External First Aid Qualification
- Access to Online Training Modules
- Full induction and training plan
- Health & Safety training
- Progression opportunities across multi-discipline centres

**Package**
- Earn up to £12.21
- Accommodation package offered
- Free meals whilst working
- Uniform provided
- At The Active Learning Group, we believe in providing an environment which recognises the values people’s differences/individuality, and benefits from the unique strengths that these differences bring to our organisation. This commitment promotes respect and equal treatment for all persons regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, marital or civil partnership. Nationality, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We insist that this respect is applied in every aspect of our business and in how we conduct ourselves, under the Equality Act 2010. _

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: £119.32 per day

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/04/2025