Casual Education Assistant

The Rochester Bridge Trust is looking for a team of enthusiastic and energetic people to help celebrate Civil Engineering with children and adults, as part of their exciting event in the Cathedral Nave this summer.

Venue: Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, ME1 1SX

For the month of August, we are seeking education assistants (if under 18, Year 12+) to engage visitors and support educational goals by facilitating self-guided activities focused on bridges and civil engineering. Full training will be provided, but an interest in STEM is highly desirable.

The Role:

• Report to the Trust’s Education Manager, or representative of the Rochester Bridge Trust, at the education area in the Nave of Rochester Cathedral.
• Ensure equipment is set up and ready for visitors between the scheduled hours.
• Attend to and support the self-guided activities in the Cathedral, welcoming visitors warmly.
• Encourage visitors to complete the learning ‘passport’ to demonstrate they have taken part.
• Make visitors aware of the aims of the Rochester Bridge Trust and share education resources and literature as appropriate.
• Answer any questions and encourage learning about civil engineering.
• Willingness to dress as the Langdon the Lion mascot.
• Ensure equipment is packed away at the end of the sessions, so it is available for the next session.

Hours:

• Each hosting shift will be Monday to Saturday between 9.45am and 4pm with 30 mins unpaid lunch break (5 hrs 45 mins) and Sunday between 11.45am and 4pm (4 hours 15 mins). Activities in the Nave will be available 7 days a week, but you will not be required to work every day.
• The event launch will take place on Thursday, 31 July, and some team members will be required to work from 5.30pm to 8pm that evening.

What they will provide:

• £12.60 per hour (plus statutory holiday pay).
• Uniform polo shirt.
• Support from another learning host for each shift.
• Training on the activities being run, safeguarding and health & safety training.

What they need from you:

• A letter of application outlining your suitability for the role, specifying your availability for sessions Monday to Sunday between 31 Thursday July and Sunday 31 August. Please apply by Friday 25 April 2025.
• Willingness to attend an interview in May (a Saturday option will be available).
• Willingness to undertake appropriate training in June to support the event.

Progressing your application:

• In terms of safer recruitment for an event with children, if we intend to progress your application, we will contact you and ask that you:
  1. supply contact details (name, email and phone number) for tworeferees, these can include a recent employer or school and a personal reference. We will ask them to confirm they believe you would work in this role safely with children, using a simple form.
  2. complete a self-declaration form, confirming that you know you are safe to work with children.
  3. let us see any recent DBS certificate if you have one, or to undergo the application process to acquire one prior to working in Rochester Cathedral. The application process will be covered in your training.