Vacancy Details

Centre Assistant, Centres for the Community

Community Services

36 hours a week

18 Months fixed term

4 roles available

Would you like a role that truly makes a difference to a community? Can you offer a smile and a caring, welcoming attitude? Would you like to support and help older people enjoy a range of the activities and services offered by our Centres for the Community? If the answer is yes, then this might be the role for you.

Working with a dedicated Community Services team, you will be helping older people and others within the community to enjoy social activities at our Centres for the Community.  Our centres offer a space for socialisation, refreshments and enable an active and enjoyable time.

We pride ourselves on our commitment to our community and we are proud of the support we bring to both our older residents and others within the community through the Community Services team. This group of committed and inspiring individuals come together to offer our residents a huge variety of support. You can read more on our plans for community services on our website: www.elmbridge.gov.uk/news/2024/community-services-available-across-elmbridge-centres-community

You can be part of this!

At the heart of this service are our Centres for the Community in Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Cobham, Molesey and Claygate. Each of these centres has its own personality; its own community but they are connected by a determination to provide high quality services to older and vulnerable people in our community.

About the role

• While you will be based at one Centre, you will be working across all our Centres.
• The job will be truly varied.
• You will be in a great position to ensure our Centres provide the best possible service to our customers.
• We have 4 positions available across our Centres.

If you would like to know more, please call Vicky Wise on 01372 474545 or Ian Burrows on 01372 474572

Closing date: 9am 27th March 2024.

Equal Opportunities

Elmbridge Borough Council - Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you require any adjustments to be able to engage in the recruitment process for this role, please let us know by emailing humanresources@elmbridge.gov.uk

How to apply

Please note that we do not accept CVs. We only accept online applications. Our applications can take up to 2hrs to complete but we have prepared some guidelines to help you with the application as it’s such an important part of the process.

  https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/blogs/2022/how-ace-local-authority-application-form

To apply use the "Apply Online" button below, which will take you to our Applicant Tracking System ('ATS') where, once you have applied, you can log on to your online account at any time to view the status of any of your applications. By using ATS, you can track the progress of your application(s), receive communications by email, select your own interview time online and see whether you have been made a conditional offer.