Visitor Experience Assistant

Visitor Experience Assistant – Summer Casual Staff – Two Posts

We are looking for two summer casual Visitor Experience Assistants to help our fantastic team look after visitors during the busy school holidays.

Working under the supervision of the Visitor Experience Manager, our close-knit team of Visitor Experience Assistants provide a friendly welcome to visitors to the Museum of Natural History (800,000+ visitors per year), and assist with enquiries. They also encourage donations to the Museum and conversions to Gift Aid. The Visitor Experience Assistants play an important role in ensuring visitor safety and in the security of the building and the Museum collection, and give introductions to visiting groups.

There are two posts available: Sun-Weds (28 hours per week) and Thurs-Sat (23 hours per week), and the posts will run from 24th July – 13th September. Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) due to access to museum collections.

Applicants should send:

  • CV listing employment history, and including contact details
  • 1 page cover letter outlining how their experience fits the selection criteria in the Job Description

Please send your application to: alex.browne@oum.ox.ac.uk.

 

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Closing date: Thursday 26th June 2025, 12 noon

The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Ellie Talbot, Visitor Experience Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (ellie.talbot@oum.ox.ac.uk).