Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate, well-organized, and motivated individual to help deliver our exciting programme of events and projects throughout the 2025 season. In this role, you will create memorable educational experiences for visitors to Swindon’s historic Railway Village while using our resources to generate meaningful social value for the communities we serve.
Job Title: Community and Visitor Experience Officer
Line Manager: Chair of Trustees
Contract: 6 Months Fixed Term (April-October)
Hours: 20 hours per week (Will consider +/- 5 hours per week based on experience)
Starting Salary: £13.21 - £15.40 per hour depending on experience.
Line Manager to: Selected Volunteers
Work Location: Emlyn Square, Swindon Railway Village, SN1 5BG (Hybrid)
Deadline: Wednesday 5th March 2025 23:59 (GMT)
Please note: While this is a hybrid role, the large majority of time will be based in the community, delivering between 2-5 activities and projects weekly. Administration tasks can be completed remotely.
Background
Swindon Heritage Preservation is Swindon’s only building Preservation Trust, combining community usage with building restoration; conservation and history. We seek to maximise our social impact through the use of our buildings. Anyone can rent our facilities, visit our Railway Village Museum and get involved in our events and projects that take place all year round.
We operate in Emlyn Square, the heart of Swindon’s thriving Historic Railway Village. Here we look after a number of heritage buildings: The Central Community Centre (Old GWR Medical Fund Hospital), Bakers Cafe (former pub), Cricketers Arms (former pub) and the Railway Village Museum (former railway worker cottage). Without community support our four Heritage buildings may have been subject to closure or deterioration. Instead, they are enjoyed as social, tourism, educational and cultural resources, kept open, in use, and thriving once again in the heart of Swindon.
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2025, it is an exciting time to join the team. We are building on our current audiences and expanding our community engagement across Swindon and beyond. We have started our journey of rebranding; transitioning from the Mechanics’ Institution Trust to Swindon Heritage Preservation where we will continue to preserve what matters to our community.
What you’ll do:
The future of our historic buildings relies on community support through funding, events, engaging interpretation, visitor services, and preventive conservation. Sustaining this heritage requires meaningful social interaction and immersive heritage experiences.
In this role, you will plan and deliver events and activities while ensuring the safety and well-being of both volunteers and visitors.
* Volunteer Coordination
* Project Delivery
* Museum Engagement and events
* Community Development
* Marketing and Promotion
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