You’ll deliver events and activities that create lasting, joyful memories for our visitors over the summer holidays and become a champion for Ilam Park. You'll be enthusiastic about inspiring children and families and enjoy spending time outdoors in this active role.
Salary: £12.75 an hour
Duration: 8 week Fixed Term Contract until 7 September 2025
Hours: 300 hours across the contract/ average of 37.5 hours a week. This role is based on annualised hours, where the amount of hours you work each month may vary, however your salary will be paid in equal instalments over the contract.
You will work 4-6 days a week, on a rota system. This role will involve work at weekends and on bank holidays - as these are the busiest and most exciting times at Ilam Park.
Interview date: Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th May
Ideal start date: Monday 14th July
For this role, you’ll need to complete our online assessment instead of using a C.V. or online application form. This will help us understand more about your strengths and give you more information on the role.
What it's like to work hereReporting to the White Peak Senior Visitor Experience Officer, you’ll work within our Visitor Experience Team made up of the Senior Visitor Experience Officer, another Programming Assistant, our Welcome Manager and the Welcome and Service Assistant Team at Ilam Park.
What you'll be doingYou will work as a team to set up Ilam Park for summer, creating a festival feeling by installing bunting, flags, bell tents and plenty of play equipment. During the summer holidays you will be responsible for delivering a number of drop in craft workshops as part of our Summer of Arts project, inspired by Bruce Asbestos’s installation we will be hosting. As part of these workshops you will be engaging our visitors in the Summer of Art project encouraging visitors to interact with the installation and the other creative play hubs around the park.
For this year's Summer of Play national programming event, we are dedicated to a fun and immersive experience, creating play zones across the park to ensure delight at every turn. During the weekdays you will be responsible for setting up play equipment, checking it throughout the day and engaging with families on the many different play opportunities around the park. You will also work alongside our volunteer teams who support our welcome roles, run our bookshop and support our delivery of events. At weekends, you will also be on hand to welcome and support visiting suppliers who will deliver a range of play based workshops.
Understanding how and why we engage our supporters is key. You’ll help link everything we do back to our cause and the on-going work we do. You’ll deliver high standards of presentation on site and ensure all our communications with our visitors around the property are clear and consistent.
You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.
Who we're looking forWe'd love to hear from you if you have:
- good communication skills, building relationships with a wide range of people
- a team player, but can also work by yourself
- adaptable and have a flexible approach
- an understanding of the importance of great service
- keen to learn new things
- well organised and able to manage time well
- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)Tax free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most locations