Careers & Jobs
You can download job application forms and details of our current vacancies below.
Current Vacancies
casual events staff
You will help to deliver weddings, events and exhibitions at our various locations within the Ironbridge Gorge.
Salary: NMW/NLW
Hours: As and when required, predominantly evenings and weekends
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 22 March
See the job description here.
Catering assistant - the furnace kitchen
In this role you will carry out basic food preparation tasks such as washing, peeling and preparing food for service. You will also be responsible for maintaining good hygiene within food preparation areas.
Salary: £23,920 pa
Hours: 40 hours per week, inclusive of weekends and occasional evenings
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 22 March
See the job description here.
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 (hourly rate)
Hours: Part-time, flexibility essential
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 22 March
See the job description here.
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: 9am, Friday 22 March
See the job description here.
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
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE ARE NOW CLOSED
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
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE ARE NOW CLOSED
manager - the furnace kitchen
You will provide leadership of The Furnace Kitchen offer, working closely with the Head of Catering & Hospitality, Executive Chef, Cook, and our wider catering team to deliver a small, locally-sourced menu. To be successful in this role you will need excellent management skills and previous experience in FOH operations.
Salary: £28,880 pa
Hours: 40 hours a week, inclusive of weekends and occasional evenings
Deadline for applications: 12pm, Monday 11 March
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE ARE NOW CLOSED
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
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE ARE NOW CLOSED
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
See the job description here.
in-house legal counsel
You will act as an in-house legal counsel for the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and its subsidiary trading company. You will assist the Board and Executive in managing legal risk, particularly in relation to the Trust's property portfolio.
Salary: Starting at £38,000 FTE, depending on qualifications and experience
Hours: Part time (15-20 hours per week)
Deadline for applications: 12pm, Friday 8 March
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE ARE NOW CLOSED
trusts and foundations fundraising executive
We're looking for someone to join our Fundraising team in an important new role. The post holder will be responsible for securing funding for the charity via Trusts and Foundations. They will also work closely with existing and prospect funders.
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 (depending on experience)
Hours: 36.5 hours pw
Deadline for applications: 12pm, Wednesday 28 February
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE ARE NOW CLOSED
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.