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Seasonal Facilities Assistant
Reference: FEB20197412
Expiry date: 2019-02-24 23:59:00.000
Location: Chester
Salary: £8.21 Per Hour
Benefits: Excellent benefits package
Duration:Until 31st December 2019

We are Chester Zoo, and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.

We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation ideas, and giving our 1.9 million visitors an inspirational day out.

We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we want to be the best zoo in the world!

If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.

We currently have a number of exciting vacancies within our Facilities team on a seasonal basis.

The Role:

Our Facilities team look after site presentation, site cleaning, cleaning of buildings on and off site and ensuring our guest facilities are clean and presentable throughout the day.

The ideal candidates will:

  • be passionate about excellent customer service and be a strong communicator
  • be confident, flexible and approachable with a “can do” attitude
  • ideally have experience of working in a large, fast-paced, guest-focused environment
  • have cleaning and hygiene experience

A full driving licence valid in the UK would be advantageous.

Flexibility in these roles is key, therefore candidates must have the following availability:

  • able to work up to 5 days out of 7 including weekends and Bank Holidays
  • able to work weekends (including Bank Holidays) and School Holidays

Contracts will be offered on a minimum 8 hour per week basis depending on availability, but hours of work may be significantly more during busy periods. This is a temporary contract and will run until 31st December 2019.

Candidates must be aged 16 or over and have completed their Year 11 studies at the proposed start date.

The rate of pay for this role will be £8.21 per hour and in addition we offer a range of amazing benefits which can be found at https://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers/working-at-chester-zoo.

To apply for our Seasonal Facilities Assistant position, please provide your current CV and complete the application form at https://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers. On page 2 of the application form please clearly state what days you are available to work during term time and school holidays.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 24 February 2019