Visitor Experience Host X 3 FTC weekend only Bath, England
Job description
Hours: 10.5 hours per week, working 3 weekends out of 4, including some late nights.
Contract Type: Fixed term until 31st October 2023
Service Area: Heritage Services
Department: The Roman Baths, Stall Street, Bath
We have vacancies at the Roman Baths for seasonal Visitor Experience Hosts to join our Front of House team, working weekends only (Saturdays and Sundays).
This is an ideal opportunity to join an award-winning team, working in a busy but enjoyable historical environment.
Duties include welcoming and engaging with our visitors, managing visitor entry, selling tickets and guidebooks, issuing and collecting audio guides, patrolling the site, security invigilation and giving guided tours.
Starting date: Saturday 18th March 2023
Applicants must have a good general education, with a high standard of personal presentation, a very friendly manner and excellent customer care and communication skills.
Experience of operating tills is essential and the ability to speak a foreign language would be an advantage.
Experience of working in a visitor attraction or museum would be helpful as would an interest in history.
Full training and a uniform will be provided.
See our website for film “24 hours in Heritage Services”
www.romanbaths.co.uk/job-opportunities
Interviews will be held on week commencing Monday 6th March 2023
Why B&NES Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:
- A competitive salary package
- A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
- Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
- Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES
To apply
Please use the online application facility.
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Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.
Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.
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We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.
