Centre Assistant London, England
Job description
Job Description
Centre Assistant
£23,457 - £24,012 pro rata
20 hours per week
Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre is owned by the London Borough of Newham Council and offers a wide range of land and water based activities for schools, businesses, youth groups and clubs. Fairplay House is set in a spectacular and inspiring 12-acre natural location in Wickham Bishops and offers a large range of tailored, flexible Outdoor Education Programmes. The house has residential facilities for up to 72 pupils and 7 staff.
Fairplay House has a vacancy for a CENTRE ASSISTANT. This position is for 20 hours per week across Monday to Friday mornings plus occasional weekends and holiday cover. Duties include preparing the breakfast on 3 mornings per week and domestic work.
This opportunity would suit someone with an interest in ensuring that our visitors have the very best experience whilst at Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre. Growth mind-set and building resilience are the foundations of our work.
Experience is desirable but training will be provided.
https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/6347/centre-assistant-36014-3-
Closing date 20.8.23
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The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.
