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Assistant Manager

Salary Range
£28,000 - £30,000
£2,333 - £2,500 / mo

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Romford, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

Assistant Manager – Kidspace Romford


  • Full Time – Permanent Contract

- £28,000- £30,000/annum depending on experience.

  • Romford

Would you like to lead a team and oversee one of our indoor adventure play center's?


Kidspace Romford is now recruiting for an Assistant Manager to help lead the team to success and ensure our visitors have the best experience.


About the Company


Escapade Group Limited operate the ultimate indoor and outdoor adventure parks. The Escapade Group currently operate 6 popular brands over five sites:


  • Kidspace Croydon
  • Kidspace Romford
  • Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park & Zoo Epsom
  • Hobbledown Heath Adventure Farm Park & Zoo Hounslow
  • Gripped London! Hounslow

- Watermouth Castle - Devon


About the Role


With a focus on health and safety at all times, the Assistant Manager will drive the visitor experience, ensure the centre is clean and well-presented and will carefully control operating costs in line with the operating calendar and visitor volume.


Managing and overseeing a team, this role will motivate and lead a team to ensure they are fully engaged in delivering the best visitor experience possible.


This is a varied role which will involve working in all areas and departments, including Duty Management shifts.


Based in Romford, this is a full-time permanent position and will work any five days out of seven. The salary for this role is between £28,000 - £30,000/annum, plus team benefits.


About the Person


We are looking for a strong Assistant Manager who is:


  • A proven people manager who leads by example and is happy to be hands on
  • Passionate about delivering the best visitor experience
  • Focused on health and safety, employee engagement, the visitor experience, and cleanliness
  • Able to respond to visitor feedback and issues and ensure a positive outcome
  • Dynamic, creative and solutions focused
  • Organized, structured and always striving for excellence and continuous improvement
  • Well presented, confident and outgoing
  • Comfortable working in a very fast paced environment
  • Previous experience of working in a visitor attraction/venue is highly attractive

First Aid and IOSH certificates desirable for this role but not essential.


DBS checks will be required for this role.


As a growing company there is room for progression for the right person and now is a great time to get onboard.


How to Apply


If you believe you have what it takes to come on-board and would like to be part of something new and exciting, we would love to hear from you.


Recruitment Agencies


Please note, we are not working with any recruitment agencies at this time. As such, we do not accept any speculative CV’s and/or candidate profiles and are, therefore, unable to consider these.

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Assistant Manager roles across Kidspace Adventures Holdings's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Sports & Recreation.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,000 - £30,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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