Centre Operations Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Centre Operations Manager to join our team based at Gilwell Park, Chingford on a full time, permanent basis.

As Scouts, we believe in empowering young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. We believe in bringing people together. We celebrate diversity and stand against intolerance, always. We’re a worldwide movement, creating stronger communities and inspiring positive futures.

About the Centre Operations Manager role:

The Centre Operations Manager will deliver operational excellence onsite including managing site projects, supporting the duty manager team and being responsible for the timely and accurate completion of inspections. Working with all of the onsite teams, the post holder will coordinate needs across the site and ensure that all activity/works are scheduled as required.  This will involve maintaining regular and effective communication with a diverse mix of requirements.

What will you be doing as a Centre Operations Manager?

- Ensure that checks and inspections of our activity structures, plant, equipment, vehicles and site are completed as required.

- Support training of both volunteer and staff colleagues as required

- Maintain oversight of cyclical site projects, including planning erection/striking of our tented village, catering tipi’s and other seasonally required site elements.

- Provide advice and guidance to our Duty Manager team; helping with queries about work scheduling, site issues and customer requests/requirements

- Line manage the workloads of the senior volunteer team; ensuring that they are supported and have appropriate work loads

- Act as the key liaison with the Scout Adventures national event team in relation to scheduling of event focused preparation works

- Work within and endorse the use of Scout Adventures Policy and Procedure

- Contribute to the development of Gilwell Park; both toward supporting the volunteer and staff team as well as wider development of the centre.

- Work with centre team to provide a consistent and positive management approach to volunteers on the centre; supporting them to be the best that they can be

- Provide on call senior duty management support as agreed with Centre Manager

- Other tasks as required to ensure that every visitor to Gilwell has a safe and memorable experience.

What we can offer you as our Centre Operations Manager:

- 25 days holiday per annum + bank holidays

- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year

- Life Assurance

- Simply Health Scheme

- Generous Pension Scheme

- Subsidised Lunch

- Free Parking

- Shuttle Bus service to and from Chingford mainline station

What we are looking for in our Centre Operations Manager:

Make no mistake; we’re looking for someone good. You’ll have a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on ensuring that everything is exactly as it should be.

With a crystal clear focus on delivering an amazing customer experience, you’ll have the knowledge and skill to take excellent care of everything between a single karabiner and a whole field of tents. Working with our amazing volunteers and the infrastructure coordinator; you’ll inspire others through your passion for absolute perfection.

As part of the small Scout Adventures team based at Gilwell; you’ll be a key part of shaping our current ways of working as well as helping to steer us in the right direction for the future. It’s vital that you’re confident to work independently and are a self-starter.

Our network of Adventure Locations are spread right across the UK; meaning that travel and nights away from home will be an occasional requirement of this role.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now to become our Centre Operations Manager.

Term: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Gilwell Park-residential, living onsite

Salary: £28,188 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 30th April 2019 at 23.59

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

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