Assistant Centre Manager; Bedfords Park

Job Overview

We are looking for an Assistant Centre Manager at our Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre.

Our welcoming and friendly team at Bedfords Park provide fantastic customer service to our visitors. As the Assistant Centre Manager, the post holder will work closely with the Site Manager to deliver the day-to-day operations (compliance and office administration plus supporting with retail and preparing and serving food and beverage), supervising staff and managing volunteers and interacting with guests to ensure an engaging visitor experience.

It is essential that the post holder has front-facing retail and/or hospitality experience, self-motivated, has a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to support team members both front and back of house. In this role, we are looking for someone who thrives on providing a welcoming visitor experience in a customer-facing environment with strong people skills, a welcoming predisposition and good attention to detail.

The ideal applicant will have an interest in visitor engagement including planning and organising a variety of events, creating content for social media, and identifying new opportunities to grow footfall and engagement at Bedfords Park. A full job description can be found attached, alongside additional information in the ‘Role Information Pack’.

Bedfords Park is situated in the historic village of Havering Atte Bower, near Romford in The London Borough of Havering. We have commanding views of Essex, Kent, the Thames Estuary and into Canary Wharf. At 110 meters above sea level this impressive park has a mixture of Meadows, Woodlands with a variety of Wildlife Ponds and a man-made Lake, dug in the 1960’s.

The Park is a haven for Wildlife, with a famous Red Deer Herd located in a large enclosure. Buzzards and Red Kites can be seen circling overhead, enjoying the thermals from the sweeping landscape. Please visit our website for more information Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre | Essex Wildlife Trust

This is a permanent position working 22.5 hours per week on a rota basis between Monday and Sunday (three out of seven days) from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Working hours will include weekends, some evenings and Bank Holidays. The starting salary is £15,145.83 (FTE £25,243.05).

To apply, please complete an application via our website by 9:00am on Saturday 21 February 2026. The interviews will be held at Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre on Thursday 05 March 2026.

Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.