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Free personal training at Basildon Sporting Village | New podcast studio coming | New local jobs and training programs
Ada Powers
November 17, 2025
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Happy Monday, Basildon!
Hope you’re having a great start to the week :-)
Before delving into today’s edition, I’m loving this view of the autumn sun at Langdon Nature Discovery Park
P.S: If you have any recommendations for this newsletter, please email them to [email protected]. Every single email is read by a real person :-)
Weather in Basildon next week
According to the Met Office weather forecast, lower temps this week…brace.
What's new?
FREE PT launch day @ Everyone Active, Basildon Sporting Village
Book a FREE personal training session with Kevin at the BSV. Wed 26 Nov 2025 (limited availability). A special one-day offer will be announced on launch day.
New golf pod coming to Basildon Sporting Village
Work has started on a brand-new 10-bay covered Golf Pod, complete with a 30m x 30m synthetic grass outfield. Opening January 2026, it will offer a modern, weatherproof space for golfers of all ages and abilities.
New podcast & music studio coming to town centre
A professional, fully equipped podcast and music deck studio is opening next year beside the cinema. A modern, book-by-the-hour space for creators, side-hustlers and local talent looking to level up.
Please don’t forget to vote on what local businesses we should partner with for our giveaways
Game show families wanted
Hungry Bear Media (makers of The Wheel & Gladiators) are looking for fun, confident, multi-generational teams of 5 for a new gameshow pilot! Email names, ages & why you’d be great to: [email protected] (Must be 14+)
Christmas trees going up
Basildon Town Centre is getting festive! Thanks to support from Eastgate Shopping Centre, Christmas decorations went up at the town centre last weekend :-)
WIN a Christmas hamper
The Chop Shop Butchery is giving away a hamper worth £95, packed with turkey, beef, gammon, pigs in blankets & more. To enter: Like, share & tag a friend on their post.
Winner announced Fri 28 Nov.
Community centres Being Refurbished: Laindon/Lee Chapel North
Basildon Council is funding improvements at:
• Laindon Community Centre: resurfaced car park + building upgrades
• Lee Chapel North Community Centre: new flooring, repaired roof & new radiators
Supporting safer, better community spaces for all.
Basildon Volunteer Awards 2026… Nominations Open
Celebrate the amazing volunteers who make the borough shine.
Categories include: Young Volunteer, Community Star, Behind-the-Scenes Hero, Lifetime Achievement & more.
🗓 Deadline: 12 Dec 2025, 11:59pm
👉 Nominate here
📞 01268 206745 | ✉️ [email protected]
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Jobs
P.S: If you know someone who’s looking for an apprenticeship or a job, feel free to forward this newsletter to help them in their job search
Training/Apprenticeships
Basildon Borough Council still has new apprenticeship opportunities in its housing department. The available roles are:
Rent Recovery apprentice (Closes 18th November)
Cyber Security apprentice (Closes 18th November)
Level 3 ICT Apprentice (James Hornsby school)
As part of this programme, you will work towards completing the Support Technician pathway, whilst receiving on-the-job training working alongside an experienced IT team
37.5 hours/week
From £14,526
Start date: 4th December 2025
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Training: Information communications technician (level 3)
Warehouse logistics Apprentice (Wickford)
Elm Park Nursery have a great opportunity to train as an Early Years Educator Apprentice and gain your level 3 whilst supporting childrens learning, play and development and building key relationships.
37.5 hours/week
From £14,722.50
Start date: 1st December 2025
Duration: 1 year 2 months
Training: Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Early years Apprentice (SS15 6PH)
Elm Park Nursery have a great opportunity to train as an Early Years Educator Apprentice and gain your level 3 whilst supporting childrens learning, play and development and building key relationships.
40 hours/week
From £15,704
Start date: 8th December 2025
Duration: 1 year 2 months
Training: Early years educator (level 3)
Apprentice Customer Service Advisor (Toomey Motors)
The Renault UK Apprenticeship Programme guarantees a comprehensive development of skills for Apprentices in customer services specifically tailored to the Renault brand.
40 hours/week
£15,704
Start date: 23rd December2025
Duration: 1 year
Training: Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Nursery Apprentice (SS13 3EA)
Needed to support with all aspects of caring for children including washing, changing, feeding and assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
30 hours/week
From £11,778
Start date: 10th November 2025
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Training: Early years educator (level 3)
Account Manager Apprentice (Wickford)
Working for the UK’s leading luxury watch magazine you will sell advertising to international luxury brands with the opportunity to earn commission too
37.5 hours/week
£13,741
Start date: 3rd November 2025
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Training: Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Apprentice surplus broker (SS13 1EG)
Communicating with businesses and negotiating purchases and sales of excess stock.
35 hours (9am - 5pm)
£13,741
Start date: 1st Dec 2025
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Training: Customer service practitioner (level 2)
More Local-ish Jobs
Basildon Council
Housing Officer (Closes 24th November)
Cafe Apprentice (Closes 30th November)
Front of House / Barista – Don Cafe (Wickford)
Family-run Don Cafe seeks an experienced Front of House team member with strong barista skills. Duties include taking orders, preparing hot drinks, and using the till while providing excellent customer service.
📧 [email protected]
Apply in person at Don Cafe, Wickford.
Part-Time Cook – Woody’s Restaurant
Woody’s Restaurant is hiring a part-time cook to join their kitchen team. Apply here
Kitchen Manager / Cook-Baker – The Bee Shed Coffee House
Full-time role (Tues–Sat, 7:30–3). Ideal for someone who loves baking from scratch and leading a small kitchen team. Must be 18+. Apply here
Saturday Pot Wash – The Bee Shed Coffee House
Saturday mornings (9:30–1:30). Perfect for someone reliable and happy to support a busy kitchen. Must be 18+. Apply here
Chefs – Thurrock (Ye Olde Plough House, Bulphan)
Seeking two Senior CDPs for permanent roles with guaranteed hours.
📞 07958 104711 (call or DM)
Supported Housing Manager – Basildon Mind
21 hours/week | £28,304 pro rata
Lead housing support services and help individuals with mental health challenges gain independence. Apply: www.basmind.org/paid-roles
📧[email protected]
⏳ Closes: 2 Dec 2025, 12pm.
Night Support Worker – Basildon Emergency Night Shelters
Paid role from Dec–Mar supporting people experiencing homelessness. Volunteers urgently needed too.
📧 [email protected] or 07375 622117
Crisis House Peer Worker – Thurrock & Brentwood Mind
Support individuals in a recovery-focused mental health setting in Basildon.
🔗 www.thurrockandbrentwoodmind.org.uk/vacancies
SEN Tutors – Southend, Benfleet & Maldon
Join a growing SEN tutoring team supporting students with additional needs. Flexible, meaningful work with full safeguarding processes.
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.newwaytuition.co.uk
📞 01277 725690
Warehouse Operatives – Laindon, Basildon
Ad hoc unloading work involving heavy lifting (15–25kg).
💰 £12.21/hr | Mon–Fri, 8–4
📧 [email protected] or 01702 987900
Data Entry Administrator – Billericay
£25k–£27k | Full-time
Fast, accurate data entry skills required. Construction experience helpful.
📧 [email protected]
Laundry Packer – Canvey Island (SS8)
Full-time packing role in a commercial laundry (9am–6pm, 1-hour lunch). Permanent contract after probation. Call Natalia: 07586 842007
Yard / Forklift / Retail Operative
Forklift licence required. Mix of warehouse, retail, stock control and occasional till work. Wed–Sun
📧 [email protected]
3.5T Driver – Water Bottle Maintenance (Laindon)
Temp until year end | £16.21/hr
Driving + basic water cooler maintenance (training provided). Starts 17/11/25.
Text maint178 to 07815 700455
HGV Class 2 Drivers – Logirec
Ad hoc, temp-to-perm and permanent roles available. Early starts, pallets, multi-drop.
💰 £16.50/hr | £40k perm DOE
📧 [email protected]
Tree / Railway Maintenance – JH Services
1 space left for a January start (training booked in December). Driving required. Meeting point: Billericay. 07495 188478
Experienced Scaffolder – CRH Scaffolding
Full-time work available immediately. 07395 154712
Machinist – Brentwood
£16–£18/hr | 4-day week
Manual lathe, milling and grinding experience needed.
Apply: https://noblerecruiting.co.uk/job/machinist/
Personal Trainer / Exercise Coach – Clarks Healthcare (Benfleet)
Work 1:1 with clients in a private studio. Flexible or regular hours. Training provided.
🔗 https://www.clarkshealthcare.com/wanted-self-employed-personal-trainer-exercise-coach-in-benfleet-essex/
Solderer (Basildon)
Temp-to-perm role for someone with soldering or electronics assembly experience, working Mon–Fri 8am–4:30pm. You'll assemble and solder electrical components with precision.
📧 [email protected]
Horticultural Manager (Wickford – Meadow Croft Garden Centre)
Lead the plant and horticultural departments, improving displays, sales and customer experience. Ideal for someone commercial, hands-on and passionate about plants. Weekdays + alternate weekends.
🔗 meadow-croft.co.uk/careers
📧 [email protected]