Work at the Museum
Coventry Transport Museum is part of the Culture Coventry charitable trust - occasionally we need to recruit new staff to the team, and we look for self-motivated and forward-thinking people.
Even if you are based behind the scenes, you need to be comfortable working with or around visitors in an environment where creating the right atmosphere is everything. Everyone in the team plays an active part in delivering our fantastic attraction to visitors.
All of our vacancies can be found listed here when they arise, but if you can’t wait to get involved why not check out our Volunteering Programme.
People from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds, disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people are underrepresented in our workforce, so we particularly encourage applications from candidates in these groups.
Current Opportunities:
Children’s Creative Events Producer
Reference Number: CCT064
Closing Date: 6th April 2025
Location: Various
Department: Learning & Engagement
Hours: 37 Per Week
Rate of Pay: £23,556.55 – £28,356.80
About the role:
We are looking for a Children’s Creative Events Producer to grow on the success of current, commercially minded events aimed at family audiences, and organised children’s groups, including museum sleepovers and our birthday party packages across cultural venues.
This exciting role also carries the responsibility of developing a new residential programme at the Lunt Roman Fort; a unique heritage site dated to around the time of the Boudican rebellion in AD60 – AD61.
The role includes developing new events content, working collaboratively with teams to deliver successful marketing campaigns, VIP packages with retail and catering, team coordination for delivery of programmes and relationship building with targeted audiences. Underlying the growth of children’s creative events, in to enhance the economic sustainability of CV Life’s museum venues.
Roles and responsibilities
- The post holder may be required to act as Designated Premises Supervisor for specific events and to act as Step Up Duty Manager when required.
- To sustain and grow an engaging children’s cultural events programme to increase the economic prosperity of CV Life.
- To coordinate and deliver ongoing and emerging programmes with associated income targets, including Doze Under Dippy sleepover events, Lunt Roman Fort Residentials and birthday party package across museum venues.
- Work closely with the Head of Learning and Engagement, Venue Managers and the Marketing team to generate innovative new income streams targeted at the family market.
- Working with the Head of Learning & Engagement to create profitable children’s events, analysing and reviewing income and expenditure and contributing to regular reviews of the model.
- Respond to and manage all enquiries related to bookings for children’s events and act as the point of contact for bookers in the lead up and on the day of the event.
- Deliver an excellent customer experience ensuring that expectations are met and delivering high levels of satisfaction
- Schedule, train and supervise Casual Learning Assistants and volunteers to meet programme delivery needs, within delegated budgets.
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders to grow the children’s events audience; actively upselling the offer to partner organisations, community leaders, schools and families, whilst integrating Arts Council England investment principles into the ongoing programme development.
- Oversee staffing and delivery of children’s events and ensuring compliance with health and safety, hygiene and allergy requirements.
- The post holder may be required to act as Designated Premises Supervisor for specific events and to act as Step Up Duty Manager when required.
DBS Clearance will be required for the successful candidate.
Please click on this link for further details: https://cvlife.co.uk/dbs/
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Casual Learning Assistant
Reference Number: CCT065
Closing Date: 14th April 2025
Location: Various
Department: Learning & Engagement
Hours: Zero Hours
Rate of Pay: NLW/NMW
About the role:
We are looking for Casual Learning Assistants to support our Learning Officers to help deliver dynamic, innovative, formal, and informal learning programmes for our busy schools and families’ activity programme across our sites, at Coventry Transport Museum and The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
The Learning & Engagement Team enables all our visitors to enjoy our inspiring and interactive exhibitions and collections, whilst gaining a full appreciation and enjoyment of Coventry’s rich history. The Learning and Engagement Teams mission is to promote innovative and creative arts activities into people’s lives. You would be supporting a regular programme of exhibitions, educational workshops and performances which attracts over 700,000 visitors of all ages per year.
Main duties of the role:
- Work with other team members, external practitioners (such as historical reenactors or partnering museums) and volunteers to deliver high quality learning experiences for child audiences (families, schools and other organised groups, such as scouting and guiding groups).
- Working on a casual basis, responsibilities will include the setting up and clearing up of resources and activity spaces. Activity will include (but is not limited to) birthday parties, museum sleepovers, residential activity at the Lunt Roman Fort, costumed event delivery at the Lunt Roman Fort, play based sessions for early years groups and craft activities for families.
- To work across a variety of curriculum areas and approaches to learning, with a particular focus on history, drama and storytelling.
- Maintain required records of the sessions delivered and ensure that paperwork is completed and passed to relevant colleagues, including capturing visitor figures and feedback with communities.
- Always strive to widen the reach of our work and deepen the impact upon the lives of people and their communities.
- Keep abreast of initiatives in museum and gallery education, by participating in any training offered and sharing good practice with colleagues.
- Be an enthusiastic and positive member of the team, providing our school and family audiences with a fun and memorable experience.
DBS Clearance will be required for the successful candidate.
Please click on this link for further details: https://cvlife.co.uk/dbs/
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Head of Operations (City Centre Destination Venues)
Reference Number: WV148
Closing Date: 16th April 2025
Location: The Wave Waterpark
Department: Operations
Hours: 37.5 hours
Rate of Pay: £42 – £45K
About the role:
CV Life are looking for a dynamic and energetic individual with knowledge and experience of the day-to-dWe are offering a unique opportunity for a dynamic and energetic individual, ideally with the knowledge and experience of managing a Cultural or Sports Destination Venue, to manage the operation of our exciting City Centre Destination Venues, including The Wave, Coventry Transport Museum and Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.
‘The Wave’ is a state of the art, leading attraction in the heart of the Midlands that comprises one of the UK’s largest and best Waterparks alongside an award-winning Spa with 25m pool, modern high spec fitness suite, a full studio exercise program and additional facilities such as squash courts, and café.
The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum provides ever-changing exhibitions which are often created in partnership with national museums and offers a wide range of activities and events for adults and families to encourage creativity, exploration and fun. Also home to Coventry Archives and currently displaying the famous and well-loved Dippy The Dinosaur.
Coventry Transport Museum houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles over 14 fully accessible galleries and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport. Home to the fastest vehicle in the world and offering a programme of exhibitions, family activities and a wide range of events.
You will be passionate about providing a high-quality visitor experience for all our customers and provide a strategic lead advising, developing and implementing operational improvements to enhance the visitor journey and accessibility across all sites with a focus on continual improvement and maximising opportunities for income generation.
The successful candidate will be able to manage multisite teams and communicate effectively at various levels, whilst being responsible for ensuring all functions are operating effectively. As a motivator you will create high performing teams, setting high standards and ensuring outstanding customer service, whilst maintaining a friendly and welcoming environment.
Apply today and Join Our Team!
DBS Clearance will be required for the successful candidate.
Please click on this link for further details: https://cvlife.co.uk/dbs/
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