Jobs & Volunteering

Opportunities

House Assistant – Full time 35 hours per week, £19,110pa

The role will be spent servicing the needs of the organisation and our guests, and will include cleaning bedrooms and communal areas, serving food at meal times and undertaking any other house tasks requested by the House and Facilities Manager. This role includes some evening and weekend shifts; we aim to be a fair and flexible employer and we won’t expect you to work every weekend and evening – unless that is what you want!

These are permanent, year-round roles that include statutory benefits such as sick pay and annual leave entitlement.
To apply or for an informal chat about the role, please email Caroline Sweeney – [email protected] – with your CV outlining your experience by 20th October, or call 01984 618274 Ext 2.
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House Assistant – Part Time £10.50 p/h. Up to 25 hours, flexible to suit you

We have a vacancy for a part-time House Assistant, working as part of a small team for this unique charity situated in a beautiful manor house nestling in the Quantock Hills.

The role will be spent servicing the needs of the organisation and our guests, and will include cleaning bedrooms and communal areas, serving food at meal times and undertaking any other house tasks requested by the House and Facilities Manager. This role includes some evening and weekend shifts; we aim to be a fair and flexible employer and we won’t expect you to work every weekend and evening – unless that is what you want!

These are permanent, year-round roles that include statutory benefits such as sick pay and annual leave entitlement.

To apply or for an informal chat about the role, please email Caroline Sweeney – [email protected] – with your CV outlining your experience, or call 01984 618274 Ext 2.

Library volunteer

If you have an interest in books, folk or better both we are looking for someone who could help out in our library from time to time. Duties would include keeping it tidy, making sure books are in the right place and helping out with inquiries. Even if it’s just a couple of hours a week it would be a great help to us. To discuss this opportunity please contact Crispian Cook [email protected] or phone 01984 618274.

Trustees

Applications from potential new Trustees are welcomed by the Board of Halsway Manor Society.

Halsway Manor, National Centre for Folk Arts, is the only residential centre in the world concentrating on the varied folk heritage of England. The ‘home of folk’, is a unique, financially self-supporting charity that runs a year-round programme of residential courses as well as wide-reaching creative learning and artist development programme from its 28 bedroom Grade II* listed manor house in one of the most beautiful regions of the UK.

Board Members help to increase the visibility and profile of the charity locally, nationally and internationally and ensure it has the capacity and skills to deliver the next phase of its artistic and commercial plans. We welcome applications representing the full breath of our supporters in order to increase our relevance to and representation within diverse communities.

Board membership is voluntary and unpaid, and trustees are expected to attend four board meetings per year as well as other activities when appropriate. New members are particularly sought with expertise in the following areas:

  • Legal
  • Human resources
  • Fundraising

Prospective candidates should review the application pack and send a completed application form and eligibility check to Julie Williams, Chair of Halsway Manor Society [email protected]

Application pack

Guidance information for prospective Trustees
Application form and skills assessment
Trustee eligibility form
Outline timetable for appointments
Interview questions and system

For an informal chat about Halsway Manor please contact Crispian Cook, Chief Executive: [email protected]