Visitor Engagement Officer - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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Description

CONTRACT TYPE

Agency

CLOSING DATE

07-Jul-2023

SALARY

£11.81 per hour
Your New Organisation


Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community.

We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.


Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance.

As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities.

The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend Museums are looking to recruit a Visitor Engagement Officer in a temporary contact 19hrs per week.

You will be responsible for promoting Southend's rich heritage and ensuring visitors to our buildings have an excellent experience.

By joining the Museum's Front of House team as a Visitor Engagement Officer, you will be the face of the museum, providing the first point of contact, welcoming and engaging our visitors, providing tours, maintaining the buildings and invigilating and caring for our fantastic collections.


You will also be responsible for our onsite retail offer, actively encouraging donations and supporting fundraising initiatives, assisting colleagues in the running of learning and engagement sessions and helping to coordinate wedding ceremonies in our beautiful Grade 1 listed buildings.


You need to be able start within the next 2 weeks.

Please note, the working hours for this position are:

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:1- 17:15

Saturday & Sunday 10:1- 17:15

As an agency worker, you will be required to work every weekend.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE
THESE HOURS.
What you'll need to succeed


You will need to be proactive, able to show confidence in decision making and able to collaborate and work well as part of a team.

You will be organised, adaptable, flexible, reliable and confident.

A good communicator who adapts their approach to meet the needs of our visitors, you will be comfortable engaging with people from all backgrounds, ensuring our heritage is accessible to everyone.

An interest in local heritage and culture and experience in the museum sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

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