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.

The International Boatbuilding Training College Portsmouth

Boatbuilding Instructor

Salary £32,000 + benefits

We are looking for a shipwright instructor to join our expanding College team, training students of all ages to the highest standards of craftsmanship in traditional boatbuilding. You will be based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, a centre of shipbuilding and boatbuilding for over 800 years, and will be involved in the restoration of important historic vessels as well as in the construction of new and replica vessels. A breadth of traditional boatbuilding knowledge and experience combined with a passion to pass on your skills to inspire others through effective communication, are the qualities we seek. Previous teaching experience is not essential. This is an on-going and potentially long-term contract. Applicants must be available from April 2020.

For further details about the role and how to apply, please visit the Job Vacancies page for Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust: https://www.pnbpropertytrust.org/job-vacancies/10/

You can visit www.ibtcportsmouth.co.uk for more details about the College itself.

Application closing date is 20 January 2020.