Duty Manager

Location: Mendip Activity Centre near Bristol/Cheddar

Contract: Full time, 40 hours per week.

Working Pattern: Normal hours will be 5 days per week, working one or two weekends per month. Weekend shifts are 9-10 hour shifts and the rest of the hours are divided through the week.

Interview Date: As available

Salary: £26,600 - 27,550

Benefits: 28 days annual leave

Paid lunch break and great benefits

This is a great opportunity to join our team and take a lead role in helping to ensure our customers get the best possible experience when they visit and that the staff get the support they need to perform their roles.

The role

Under the direction of the Head of Centre, you will take the lead role in looking after the day-to-day organisation of the site and ensuring the best experience for our clients across our main Activity Site, Alpine Lounge Cafe, our Residential Lodge and Public Campsite.

Each week will see large new groups people arriving at our camps along with other groups, individuals and clients visiting to use our facilities so you will need a practical, positive, ‘can do’ attitude and must be confident speaking with small and large groups.

The role will require great communication skills and close communication with our outdoor activity instructor team, our catering team, the facilities team, and the housekeeping team.

Each of our Duty Managers has a supplementary area of responsibility and we are keen to hear from people with experience in general maintenance or customer service.

Main duties & responsibilitiesn with our guests ensuring a comfortable

Responsible for opening and closing the centre and be a primary key holder.
Checking and dealing with any staff sickness to ensure the daily rota will work.
Efficient planning of daily tasks for any available ‘site’ staff.
Overseeing and assisting with tasks to ensure completion to a suitable standard.
Giving support to all team members in the everyday running of the centre.
Deliver excellent customer service at all times.
To maintain and display a working knowledge of all onsite and offsite activities as well as actively promoting all activities we offer at Mendip.
Fulfil all reasonable requests from guests to ensure their comfort, satisfaction and safety.
To prioritise tasks efficiently and effectively.
Deal with any situations that unfold and spot and resolve problems quickly and efficiently.
To be aware of complaints/problems and bring them to the attention of the Head of Centre.
The completion of additional duties that are specified for your role as and when required by your line manager.

About you

The right person for this role will be very organised and familiar with customer service and management of a team. They will be a people person who loves to chat with customers but is professional, with an eye for detail.

Expected skills

Confident use of IT
Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google Docs
Pro-active and able to lead by example.
Great communication skills and confidence talking to large groups of people.
Flexible, and willing to work in the fast-paced and constantly changing environment of a growing service-providing industry.
Supportive and able to enthuse others and maintain a professional image.
Willing to venture out of your comfort zone and embrace new challenges, both professionally and within the outdoor context.
Ability to motivate and encourage people, utilising strong communication and people skills.
Ability to remain calm in difficult situations and identify solutions to problems.
Knowledge of Health and Safety law and risk management procedures – or ability to learn these skills
Ability to set appropriate professional standards for self and others.
To be smart, punctual and reliable.
To be able to engage customers in conversation and if appropriate sell Mendip services to customers.

Desirable skills and qualifications

Clean Driving License
First Aid Certificate
Enhanced DBS - YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ENHANCED DBS. This role involves working closely with children and adults will require an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.k.

Benefits

Company events
Cycle to work scheme
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
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About Mendip

Established in 1987, Mendip Activity Centre is a national activity, education and training provider setting the gold standard in adventure and training.

Our goal is to inspire everyone, everywhere, to make time for adventure. We do this by working with schools, families, individuals, groups and teams, and aim to inspire as many as possible.

We deliver high-quality and important outdoor education with professionalism and passion through the pillars of Adventure, Learning and Training. This role will be primarily based at our main centre in the Mendip Hills, Somerset.

Our values are simple:

Respect Risk: Go safely beyond the comfort zone

Respect Nature: Protect our playground

Respect Choice: Let everyone make their choice