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Visitor Centre Assistant

Roundhouse Birmingham have an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about heritage, engagement and customer service.

Based in the Roundhouse Visitor Centre, this role will involve engaging with visitors, introducing them to the history of the Roundhouse, and making them feel welcome and at home in this beautiful city-centre heritage attraction and activity centre.

Headline info:

  • Fixed term until 31 January 2026
  • Zero-hour contract
  • £11.64 per hour
  • All postholders will be required to work weekends (around 2 weekends per month) and occasional weekdays April-September. Other days may be offered to cover annual leave.
  • Start date from Saturday 11 January 2025
  • Deadline 11:59pm Sunday 1 December 2025
  • Interviews will be held in Birmingham on Friday 13 December
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For more information and to apply, please visit the National Trust website below:

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Freelance Qualified Kayak Instructors

Due to the continued popularity of our award-winning kayak tours, we are looking to expand our database of freelance Kayak Tour Guides for tours starting April 2024.

 
Our engaging and enthusiastic Kayak Tour Guides take guests on paddles of the city, providing a fun and informative kayaking experience.
 
Suitable candidates must hold a British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor qualification
(or above). Successful applicants will be required to learn tour content, and attend a training and induction session. Shifts are for various programmed dates and also on an ad-hoc basis.

Further information can be found in the document below, or contact Keith Wraight, Programme Manager keith.wraight@roundhousebirmingham.org.uk | 07970640702.

Interested applicants should send a covering email, CV, and proof of valid qualifications.

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Update

The ‘Roundhouse Birmingham’ charity was set up in 2016 to care for the historic Grade II* listed Roundhouse building. Nine years on and the restored building is now used as office space and is home to a much-loved Italian restaurant.

Since 2021, the Roundhouse has also been a base for guided walks, kayak tours, boat trips and other activities. Whilst these have been well received, rising external costs mean this element of Roundhouse Birmingham is no longer providing the sustainable income we need to fund the ongoing care of this historic building. For this reason, we’ve made the difficult decision to close the leisure activity offer and visitor centre.

The office spaces will remain open as usual. Visitors can still access the site (see www.arenaltd.co.uk for opening hours) and Ristorante Caffe Arena will continue to welcome visitors.

We’re hugely proud of what the Roundhouse Birmingham team has achieved, and we’d also like to thank all of our visitors for their support. The trustees of Roundhouse Birmingham remain fully committed to caring for this important part of Birmingham’s heritage.

If you’ve already booked a tour, you’ll be contacted via email and the cost of your booking will be refunded. We apologise for any inconvenience.   

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