Seasonal Visitor Assistant x3

We’re looking for three enthusiastic Seasonal Visitor Experience Assistants to join our team at the RSPB Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre for the 2026 spring and summer season.

This is your chance to help us welcome over 20,000 visitors to one of the most spectacular wildlife sites in the UK – where a quarter of a million seabirds gather to breed on the dramatic cliffs and sea stacks of Rathlin Island.

If you share our passion for saving nature and love engaging with people, this could be the perfect role for you. You’ll play a vital part in inspiring visitors to support the RSPB’s work protecting wildlife, wild places and biodiversity – by sharing your enthusiasm, knowledge, and love of nature.

As part of our friendly team of staff and volunteers, you’ll:

• Provide a warm welcome and create exceptional experiences for every visitor.
• Help people connect with the island’s remarkable seabirds and the unique upside-down lighthouse – a working beacon with a fascinating history and deep links to the local community.
• Act as an ambassador for Rathlin Island, guiding visitors to other local attractions and natural spaces.
• Confidently engage with groups, handle ticket and retail sales, promote RSPB membership, and encourage visitors to enjoy our café and shop.
• Maintain the highest standards of site presentation, including cleaning and upkeep throughout the day.

We’re proud of our reputation for giving the warmest welcome “in the West”, and we’re looking for people who share that same energy, friendliness, and commitment to great service.

You’ll live on Rathlin Island for the season, with the option to rent staff accommodation. Life on the island offers an unforgettable opportunity to experience its stunning natural beauty, close-knit community, and vibrant social and cultural life.

This is a seven-day-a-week operation, and your rota will include weekends and occasional evenings for special events.

If this sounds like your kind of adventure – more than just a seasonal job – we’d love to hear from you. Join us for an experience you’ll never forget.

Essential qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience:

• 4 GCSEs at grades A-C and 2 A levels or equivalent.
• Computer literate
• Enthusiasm for our mission
• Multi-tasking ability
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Great personal presentation and interpersonal skills
• A team player who can motivate and inspire people
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback
• Ability to maximise opportunities for visitor engagement and income generation
• Able to build and maintain strong working relationships

Desirable criteria:

• Catering, hospitality or Visitor Attraction experience
• Knowledge of Health and Safety in the workplace
• Knowledge of basic food hygiene
• Till operation and cash handling experience
• Driving License and ability to drive in the UK
• Tourism and Leisure related qualification
• Working knowledge of visitor engagement techniques

Additional Information

This is a temporary contract for 6 months working 37.5 hours per week.

We will conduct interviews for this position from 5th -9th January 2026. For further information please contact: [email protected]

As part of this application process you will be asked to submit a CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

This role will require completion of RSPB Safeguarding level 2 training in addition to the standard pre-employment checks.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Accommodation is available to rent for the duration of the post.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

We reserve the right to close this advert ant any time.