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Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Team

About the Role:

We are looking for friendly, reliable and customer‑focused people to join Wakefield Council’s Museums & Castles team on a casual basis.

As a Casual Visitor Experience Assistant with Catering Responsibilities, you will help us deliver a warm, welcoming and enjoyable experience for visitors, supporting café and retail services at Pontefract Castle, alongside wider visitor activity across our museum and castle sites.

Key Responsibilities:

Duties include welcoming visitors, serving café customers, providing general visitor information, and assisting with workshops and events. You will also support essential health and safety tasks, cleaning duties, basic financial procedures and stock management to help keep our venues safe, clean and well‑run.

What will be expected from me?

This role is ideal for people who enjoy working with the public and can work confidently in a busy, public‑facing environment. Food Hygiene training will be provided, and full guidance will be given to help you succeed in the role.

What can I expect?

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more.

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact.

Name: Stacey Clarkson-Goode

Tel: 07917 553330

E-mail: sclarksongoode@wakefield.gov.uk

Company: Wakefield Council

Salary: £13.47 - £13.69 per hour, Grade 4, Casual

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Administration

Sector: Communications

Job Role: Officer