Current Vacancies
Visitor Services and Shop Assistant - Casual
Closing date for applications: 8 December 2019
Interviews: 17 December 2019
Lichfield Cathedral is entering an exciting stage of its 1300 year history. The Cathedral has embarked on a major period of fundraising with the aim to raise £10 million for the regeneration of the Cathedral and the Close from 2014 to 2023. Alongside this, the Cathedral has an ambition to increase the number of people attending services, increase the number of visitors and through positive engagement deliver high standards of support and care to our congregation, pilgrims and visitors.
We are looking to appoint staff who can work primarily on Visitor Services as well as occasional work in the Cathedral Gift Shop.
Visitor Services is the front line of the Cathedral’s interaction with the visitors – ensuring an excellent welcome to all and eliciting a donation for something that is free.
The Gift Shop is based in the Cathedral where alongside a range of gifts, cards and books is a Box Office selling tickets for all Cathedral events.
Do you
- Enjoy interacting with people?
- Have a welcoming approach that puts people at their ease?
- Have a can-do attitude where nothing is a problem and there is a solution to everything?
- Enjoy a challenge?
- Respond well to targets?
- Have an eye for detail?
- Have a willingness to learn about the Cathedral, its past and exciting future?
- Have experience working with volunteers?
Are you
- Available anytime?
- Looking for a job in school term time?
- Looking for a job for weekends and school or college holidays?
If you match any of the above we would love to hear from you. We are looking to recruit casual staff who can cover days off, lunch times and annual leave and will consider all applications. Please state your availability on the application form or within your covering letter.
There are no fixed hours and the pay is National Minimum Wage for those over 18 and £6 per hour for those under 18 years.
All applications should be on the Cathedral application form.
Full details and an application form can be downloaded below:
Application form
Voluntary declaration form
Job Description
For further details, please contact the Office Manager on 01543 306140 or email recruitment@lichfield-cathedral.org
Safeguarding
Lichfield Cathedral is committed to equal opportunities and to the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults, and the care and nurture of children within our church communities. We will carefully select, train and support all those with any responsibility within the organisation, in line with Safer Recruitment principles.
For further details, please contact the Office Manager on 01543 306140 or email recruitment@lichfield-cathedral.org