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Job Vacancies

Front of House

 

We are currently looking for someone to join our Front of House Team. The overall purpose of the role is to provide excellent customer service, by ensuring all visitors are greeted and their requirements met, whether purchasing admission tickets to the Gruffalo Trail or Museum or purchasing items in the Gift Shop.

 

Responsibilities include; greeting visitors, encouraging visitors to gift aid their tickets, be familiar with the till, credit card machine and cash handling, Answer the phone, pass messages on to staff and transfer calls. answer questions on the Centre and local area, be familiar with the Gift Shop stock, promote activities and events. 

 

Personal Specifications; a good standard of numeracy and literacy, working well as a team, retail experience, good communication and enthusiasm for the Forest of Dean. 

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View the full job description.

 

If you are interested please email a cover letter and your cv to Iris@deanheritagecentre.com

 

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Workshop Facilitators

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We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who can help us to connect young people with their Heritage and the natural world around them by facilitating activities for visiting school groups and our events programme.

 

Young people visit our site to learn about the history and heritage of the Forest of Dean and the local environment. They also visit to take part in adventure, team building, problem solving and creative workshops, they experience activities that are engaging, active and enable them to learn about the unique local heritage, the natural world and themselves. 

 

You will be expected to deliver engaging, fun workshops with a focus on learning through experience and exploration. 

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Our Facilitators typically deliver sessions to groups of up to 10 young people and their school teachers/adults.

 

A knowledge of the national curriculum is helpful, but not essential.

 

What really counts is enthusiasm and ability to inspire young people with good knowledge and experience. 

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If you have an interest in any of the following areas it would be great to hear from you to discuss how your knowledge and enthusiasm could benefit local school children and other visitors to the Dean Heritage Centre.

 

We are adding workshops to our offer all the time so if your particular interest is not on the list, but you think it should be then get in touch.

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  • Mining in the Forest of Dean

  • Tudor Forest of Dean

  • The Industrial Revolution and the Forest of Dean

  • Team building/problem solving

  • Exploring the natural world                                                                               

  • Art in nature

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To discuss further contact us via email - info@deanheritagecentre.com

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Other Roles at the Dean Heritage Centre

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There are many ways you can get involved with the Dean Heritage Centre, including becoming a volunteer, trustee or member. All of these roles are an integral part of the Centre team and we value the year round support from everyone that helps us.

 

If you are interested in becoming part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Call us on 01594 822170 or email to discuss further.

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