Boathouse 4 is located in one of the oldest and most historic parts of the Historic Dockyard. Few visitors realise that we have been building wooden boats here for hundreds of years.

Would you like to join our team of volunteers?

Do you love Portsmouth, Wooden boats and our Naval Heritage?

Could you tell visitors the story of Boathouse 4?

Boathouse 4 has been restored and is now open as a FREE attraction at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team

Our volunteers get involved in;

• The conservation and restoration of small boats from the Portsmouth Naval Base’s collection that come to us for repair or restoration. 
• Leading a daily tour of our workshop floor telling visitors about the work underway. 
• Telling our visitors about the significance and history of small boats in the Royal Navy and building boats in Boathouses 4,5,6,7.
• Demonstrate aspects of woodworking/boatbuilding or rope making to visitors – Training can be provided.
• Welcoming and interacting with our visitors.
• Help with our ‘hands-on’ activities and workshops for all ages.
• Crew our fleet of WWII boats.

For an application form or more information please email: volunteer.coordinator@pnbpt.com

We are looking for a full time supervisor to work in our Costa Coffee outlet in the historic dockyard. The job involves supervising staff and running shifts to the Costa Coffee brand standards, serving customers, making coffees, re stocking displays and clearing tables.

The working hours are between 9am-6pm and you must be available 5 days out of 7 including weekends. We are especially looking for someone who can cover a Sunday. You must have excellent customer service skills and be a team player with a positive attitude. We are looking for someone with previous experience of working at Costa Coffee and is ideally trained to be a Barista Maestro.

If you are interested in this role then please contact James or Scott on 02392 731552 or email jforrest@baxterstorey.com.

We are looking for catering staff to help in Boathouse 7 restaurant during the summer period. There are a variety of full and part time positions available as the restaurant is open seven days a week from 10am - 5pm. The successful candidates must be well presented, reliable, hardworking and demonstrate excellent customer service skills. Previous catering experience would be helpful.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary – £6.15 - £8.21 per hour

If you are interested in this role then please contact James or Scott on 02392 731552 or email jforrest@baxterstorey.com.

Salary £20,500

Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT) is recruiting a full-time Maintenance Operative to join our small in-house Conservation Team.  Reporting to the Building Surveyor, the Maintenance Operative will provide a high quality maintenance and repair service to buildings and other assets owned by the Trust within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and where necessary, at other sites.

The Maintenance Operative will be responsible for carrying out minor repairs and maintenance tasks independently and assisting other Conservation Team members where required. They will also escort contractor and delivery vehicles within the naval base/historic dockyard site and be on a rota for out-of-hours call outs.

Applicants should have experience of undertaking a wide range of maintenance activities and the use of small hand and power tools. A current driving license and ownership of/or access to a vehicle for daily use at work is essential.

Further details about the role and the experience required are available on the Trust website www.pnbpropertytrust.org. To apply send a CV and covering letter explaining your suitability for the role, to recruitment@pnbpt.com

Closing date: 4 October 2019