Education Volunteers for Immersive Educational Workshops for Schools

Do you want to help make our immersive education programmes come to life?

We usually respond within two weeks

Where do we need you? 

Hampshire Cultural Trust needs volunteers at our following locations:

• Andover Museum - Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
• Gosport Museum - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
• The Great Hall, Winchester - Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Aldershot Military Museum - Thursdays and Fridays

What is the ask?

We are looking for people who have availability between 9am-3pm on weekdays. We have morning and afternoon sessions available, and we would be happy for you to do mornings, afternoons, or all day. We aim to be as flexible as possible, but we would expect a commitment to the session that you choose, to enable us to run our workshops.

What about you?

• We are looking for enthusiastic people who enjoy working with children

• You should feel comfortable being in character (not acting per se) and wearing a period costume

• Able to commit to sessions

• Have previous experience working with children

What would you be doing? 

• You would be supporting the learning facilitator in running immersive educational workshops

• Support school staff and teachers around the museum to find their way or to find out more about objects and such like

• Help to clean the lunchrooms between sittings

• Help to set up self-led activities

• Dressing up in costume that we at HCT will provide

What will you get from this role?

• Experience working with children in immersive education setting

• Heritage/ museum experience

• Opportunity to learn science/ history!

• And have fun and meet new people

When do we need you? 

Our first school sessions have just started so as soon as you can come on board.

Qualifications

• No qualifications needed but desirable

• History, Childcare, Science, Drama qualifications all very welcome

Essential Skills

• Experience working with children previously or have a desire to work with them in future (i.e. teacher training, Learning support assistant)

• Approachable

• Good at listening

Desirable Skills

• Acting experience

Need to talk to us?

Use the live chat function to speak directly to the Hiring Manager or drop us a message at: recruitment@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk.

Alternatively you can talk to us directly on: 01962 396678

Our employee benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rated for part time working)

• 7.5% Employer pension contribution

• Generous occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay

• Generous occupational sick pay

• Life assurance scheme - 3x annual salary

• Industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme

• Interest-free season ticket loans and travel loans from first day of employment

• Access to 24/7 GP appointments for you and your immediate family

• Free eye tests and vouchers towards glasses

• Charity worker discounts scheme

  (savings on retail, leisure, groceries, travel etc.)

• Health cash plan

  (cashback on dental, optical, medical for monthly subscription cost)

• HCT Team Card

  (free access to our admission charging venues and discounts across café and retail)

• Free Flu vaccination vouchers

• Cycle to work scheme

Our recruitment - what to expect

• Step 1 – Application

  Check out who we are and find the role for you. Applying through our application form we'll find out about you and you an even add a fun flair to your application.

• Step 2 - Catch-up

  Once we've got your application one of our team may reach out to find out more about you, your interest and to tell you about life at HCT. This is an informal catch-up.

• Step 3 - Interview and Assessment

  Depending on the role you may have 1 or 2 stages of interviews. These will often include a task related to the role. We'll send a guidance pack prior to the interview to give you some hints, tips and to help prepare.

• Step 4 - Offer and Onboarding

  Congratulations! We really think you could make your mark at HCT, so you'll receive your verbal offer and we'll start formally welcoming you.

Life at HCT

Not your traditional museum or art gallery

HCT is all about changing lives through culture and it is only through our staff and volunteers that we make that happen. We are selective on those who join us as we expect all of our teams and colleagues to uphold HCT’s values of being confident and creative in all circumstances. To strive for excellence with everything we do whilst taking responsibility and ownership for all aspects of our work as a trust in order to deliver amazing things through teamwork. All of this is underpinned by our keen strives to respect everyone’s individuality and uniqueness.

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