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As a Pevensey Castle Visitor Assistant, you will join an amazing small team of employees and volunteers, making sure visitors have a great time from the moment they arrive until they say goodbye. This is a varied role and some days will be busy from start to finish, whereas others may be quieter especially on the wetter days! No two days are the same.

Pevensey Castle welcomes visitors who come to explore the castle and find out about our 1,700 years of history. Within large outer ancient Roman fort walls, lies a medieval moated castle with modern Second World War operation and command post . There is a small ticket office and shop, indoor exhibitions and occasional community events, this role provides an opportunity for you to experience a range of different areas. We are especially keen to hear from you if you're interested in working as part of a small site team where you'll have hands on involvement in many areas of the operation, working independently or with colleagues and volunteers to manage a wide range of outdoors and indoors daily tasks across the whole site.

We would be delighted to hear from you, if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Janet Taylor, Site Manager, Pevensey Castle on [email protected]

We are looking for people who enjoy working with others as part of a team to deliver an engaging visitor experience to a diverse audience. Training and support will be provided as part of your induction to the role, but some paid or voluntary experience working with the public may be beneficial.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of England's largest conservation charities, with over 400 sites across the country. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive training covering all aspects of customer service, sales and retail;
• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector, in retail, or general management;
• Free access to all English Heritage sites and 25% discount in our shops and cafes;
• flexible hours.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.
From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

Interviews will be held on week commencing 20th February 2023 at Pevensey Castle