Job Opportunities
The Spode Museum offers a variety of opportunities to those who wish to get involved, such as volunteering.
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Volunteers
We are looking for people to join our great team of volunteers. If you are interested in welcoming visitors, helping to man the Centre and Retail area please get in touch: contact@spodemuseumtrust.org
You don’t need to be a former Spode worker or even have any knowledge of ceramics. The Centre is just looking for enthusiastic and friendly people who want to help promote the amazing collection and the history of the Spode factory.
Volunteering is a great way of meeting new people and working as part of a friendly team and a perfect opportunity if you are interested in gaining work experience in the heritage sector. Almost all of the people working with the Spode Museum are volunteers. They are all people who are excited about the opportunity of caring for an internationally important ceramics collection and who want to do something positive about preserving our heritage. Some are experts on ceramics, some worked at Spode in the past, others care about heritage but knew very little about Spode before they became part of the team.
Demonstrators
We are always looking for demonstrators to join its highly skilled team of painters, gilders and printers. If you have any time to spare and would enjoy sharing your skills with visitors for a few hours a week or even just for special events please get in touch:
contact@spodemuseumtrust.org
Jobs / Opportunity
There are no job vacancies at present.
Tender for Café/Tearoom at the Spode Museum
We’re pleased to share that we’ve now opened a tender for the café / tearoom at the Spode Museum, and we’d like to set out clearly what we’re looking for.
The café / tearoom will be a daytime, family-friendly space – welcoming to visitors, families, dog-walkers, neighbours and everyone who enjoys this historic factory site in Stoke Town. It will serve barista coffee, fresh bakery and light lunches.
We have several meeting rooms and workshop spaces which often require corporate catering options. We also have an enclosed events space ‘The Secret Garden’ which can be used for evening events and performances.
The café / tearoom will be run by an independent operator, not by the Museum. The tender is open, and we welcome proposals from established operators and new entrants alike, including local businesses. Every bid will be assessed against the same criteria we are looking for as set out above.
As a small, independent charity caring for an internationally significant collection of ceramics everything we earn goes back into keeping our museum open and free to visit. We’re looking for an operator who wants to work with us to make our museum thrive.
Operators interested in finding out more, or making a declaration of interest, can contact the museum directly or via messages.