Main Responsibility

As our new Maintenance Officer, you’ll be essential to the day-to-day operations of the park and Visitor Centre. Your role will be varied and dynamic — no two days are the same!

Key responsibilities include:

• Visitor Centre Maintenance –  Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, facilities related housekeeping, waste management and recycling services, as appropriate
• Conference & Event Setup – Get spaces ready for meetings, exhibitions, and community events.
• Premise management support - Proactively undertake and maintain appropriate records of scheduled compliance checks.
• Centre Support – Assist with reception cover, retail sales, and general customer service.
• Opening & Closing Duties – Help keep the site safe and secure for staff and visitors.
• Site Patrol & Maintenance – Supporting other onsite staff with litter picking, fly tipping response, planting area upkeep, and minor repairs.
• Community Engagement – Help deliver on-site events that make Chasewater a hub of activity and enjoyment.

The Ideal Candidate

What We’re Looking For:

• A practical, reliable team player who enjoys working indoors and outdoors.
• Comfortable with hands-on maintenance tasks and using basic tools.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Able to work flexibly, including weekends and some evenings.
• Experience in a similar environment or public-facing role is a bonus, but not essential.

Why Work With Us?

At Chasewater, you’ll be part of a supportive and passionate team that cares deeply about the local environment, sustainability, and creating a welcoming space for all. This is your chance to work in a beautiful park setting while making a real difference to the local community.

Ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in?
 Apply now and help us keep Chasewater Country Park a place people love to visit!

Interviews will be held during the week starting 2nd June 2025. 

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Donna Afford, Visitor Engagement Officer donna.afford@staffordshire.gov.uk 

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

Package Description

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About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.