Careers & Jobs

You can download job application forms and details of our current vacancies below.

 

Current Vacancies

MULTI-SITE CLEANER

We're recruiting a cleaner, to work across the Museum sites, ensuring that front- and back-of house areas are clean, inline with our standards and that cleaning stocks are maintained.

Salary: Up to £11.44 per hour
Hours: Various available

Deadline for applications: Ongoing

See the job description here. 

restaurant manager - the furnace kitchen

We're looking for someone to provide leadership at the Furnace Kitchen, our chic cafe in beautiful Coalbrookdale, and an integral part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. 

Salary: £30,000 pa
Hours: 42.5hrs pw, predominantly day-time hours, inclusive of weekends and occasional evenings

Deadline for applications: 9am on Friday 4 October

This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only

LEARNING FACILITATOR (CASUAL)

We're looking for someone to help deliver our learning programme to school groups at all Key Stages across all of the Trusts sites. The post holder will deliver workshops and activities based around Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM), Design and Technology (D&T), History and digital learning.

Salary: £11.50 p/h
Hours: variable, as and when
Deadline for applications: Ongoing

This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only

assistant costume interpreter

In this role you will support the delivery of all costume interpretation work across our sites, including the production and maintenance of costumes used by our staff and visitors. You will also help with the production of costume for external museums and heritage organisations.

Salary: £22,980 pa
Hours: 36.5 hours per week, to include weekends and special events
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 23 August

This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only

casual events staff

We are seeking passionate part-time front of house event staff to help with the running of our corporate and banqueting events. The ideal candidates will show a passion for delivering excellent customer service and high standards of food service.

Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: As and when required, predominantly evenings and weekends
Deadline for applications: Ongoing

This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only

front of house & retail assistant (seasonal)

We're looking for someone with experience working in a customer service environment to help us maintain a high level of service while promoting our museums and items in museum gift shops. Please note, access to a vehicle is required and there are two shift patterns available (Monday to Friday, 11:30am-2:30pm & Saturday-Sunday, 11am-3pm).

Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: To be agreed at interview (seasonal contract to 29 September, 2024)
Deadline for applications: 5pm, Sunday 11 August

This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only

Staff benefits include

  • Paid annual leave up to 33 days (includes public holidays), pro-rata for part-time staff
  • Auto-enrolment to the Nest Pension Scheme for eligible staff
  • Optional healthcare plan through Paycare
  • Free on-site parking
  • Participation in a staff Membership Scheme which includes:
    • Free unlimited daytime standard entry to all museums for staff member plus one accompanying adult and up to four children
    • 20% discount on catering spend, including at the Furnace Kitchen
    • 20% discount on retail spend
    • 20% discount on retail spend in Victorian exhibits at Blists Hill Victorian Town 
    • 4 free standard daytime admission passes for use by friends and family accompanying staff member
    • Discount on special event tickets

How to apply

To request a Job Description and application form for any of these posts please contact the HR team - humanresources@ironbridge.org.uk. Please note CVs will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to discontinue the recruitment process at any stage. Similarly, you have the right to withdraw your active application at any stage of the recruitment process.

We have lots of varied volunteering opportunities all year round - find out more on the Volunteering section of our website.

Our commitment to diversity and equality is a long-standing one. We believe arts organisations, museums, and libraries should ensure that their work draws on and reflects the full range of backgrounds and perspectives to be found in our society.

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

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We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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