Careers & Jobs
You can download job application forms and details of our current vacancies below.
Current Vacancies
visitor engagement demonstrator (seasonal)
Ever visited Blists Hill Victorian Town and wished you didn't have to go home? If so, this is the perfect role for you. In this role you will interact with our visitors and tell the stories of our objects, buildings and activities through third-person interpretation and demonstrations.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: Various hours/days available. Seasonal contract to end September 2024
Deadline for applications: 9am, Wednesday 8 May
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: N/A
SITE INCOME FINANCE ASSISTANT
To process all site income from our museum sites. This includes museum admission income from front of house and online, income from our gift shops as well as income from our catering outlets and Blists Hill Exhibits.
Salary: £22,500 (DoE)
Hours: 36.5hrs pw (flexible working hours considered)
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 19 April
front of house assistant (catering) - blists hill
You will greet and serve our customers, providing detailed information about our menu whilst providing an excellent overall visitor experience for our guests. You will need to perform well in a fast-paced environment, be a team player, and effectively communicate with others in your team.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: Zero-hour, seasonal contract to end September 2024
Deadline for applications: N/A
front of house & retail assistant (seasonal)
You will know and understand our product ranges while assisting visitors and maintaining our good name and reputation for excellence.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: Zero-hour, seasonal contract to 29 September 2024
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 22 April
cook (part-time) - THE FURNACE KITCHEN
You will work closely with the Furnace Kitchen team and take the lead in the creation of our small café menu offering while effectively managing and guiding our Kitchen Assistant.
Salary: £12.50 p/h (pay review pending)
Hours: Part-time, flexibility essential
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 12 April
COOK (full-time) - THE FURNACE KITCHEN
You will work closely with the Furnace Kitchen team and take the lead in the creation of our small café menu offering while effectively managing and guiding our Kitchen Assistant.
Salary: £26,000 pa (pay review pending)
Hours: 40 hours per week, inclusive of weekends and occasional evenings
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 12 April
front of house assistant - THE FURNACE KITCHEN
Your responsibilities include greeting and serving customers at our chic cafe in beautiful Coalbrookdale, providing detailed information on our menu, and multi-tasking various front of house duties to provide an excellent overall visitor experience for our guests.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: Various available. Seasonal contract to end September 2024
Deadline for applications: 12pm, Friday 15 March
This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only
FRONT OF HOUSE & retail assistant (seasonal)
You will put our customers at the heart of everything we do, ensuring the highest level of service is given to all visitors to our sites.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: Zero-hour, seasonal contract to end 29 September 2024
Deadline for applications: 12pm, Friday 15 March
This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only
horse technician
You will engage with our visitors and share the history, care and welfare of livestock at Blists Hill Victorian Town through third-person interpretation and demonstration. You will also be responsible for the care and welfare of the heavy horses and livestock on site.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: One day p/w during our summer season
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 11 March
This vacancy is now closed and is displayed for reference only
Head of retail and visitor operations
This position is suitable for a leader who is passionate about the visitor experience and delivering high standards of presentation. You will help to develop new commercial opportunities while maintaining delegated budgets.
Salary: £40,000 pa
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 22 March
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
See the job description here.
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 £10.42 p/h
Hours: As & when required
Deadline for applications: Ongoing
See the job description here.
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.
Downloads
- IGMT Application Form (PDF)
- IGMT Application Form (Word document)
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.