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Swanage Railway
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Paid VACANCIES
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Learning and Community Engagement Manager
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Bring history to life and inspire the next generation at one of Dorset's most cherished heritage attractions. Swanage Railway is seeking a creative and motivated Learning & Community Engagement Manager to lead our education and outreach programmes - connecting people of all ages with the magic of railway heritage.
You'll shape and deliver exciting learning opportunities for schools, colleges, families, and community groups, both on and off the railway. Working closely with staff and volunteers, you'll enhance interpretation across our stations and museums, develop inclusive projects that celebrate local heritage, and build strong partnerships with schools, community organisations, and local councils.
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Key responsibilities
- Develop and deliver curriculum-linked workshops, tours, and learning resources.
- Lead community engagement initiatives that promote inclusion, wellbeing, and volunteering.
- Support and train volunteers to deliver educational and interpretive activities.
- Collaborate with heritage and education partners to widen our reach.
- Secure funding and manage project budgets to sustain and grow engagement work.
Information / Application
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Applications should be submitted in the form of a short cover letter outlining your suitability for the role together with a CV to:
Recruitment
Swanage Railway Company
Station House
Swanage
Dorset BH19 1HB
Email to recruitment@swanagerailway.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 12.00 noon, 21st November 2025
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Retail Officer
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Swanage Railway is a much-loved heritage attraction in the heart of Dorset, welcoming visitors from all over the world. We preserve and celebrate our railway heritage while offering a fantastic visitor experience - and our retail outlets play a vital role in this mission.
We're looking for an enthusiastic Retail Officer to lead the smooth running of our shops, kiosks, and on-train retail. You'll ensure high standards of customer service, support our brilliant volunteers, and help boost income through great merchandising and product development.
This is a hands-on, varied role - one day you might be in the Corfe Castle shop, the next helping launch seasonal products or managing retail at a special gala event!
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Key responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day operations across all retail outlets
- Deliver a warm, welcoming experience for every visitor
- Lead by example, working alongside volunteers and staff
- Oversee stock, pricing, displays, and product sourcing
- Support special events with themed merchandise and pop-up shops
- Ensure compliance with safety and operational procedures
- Recruit, train, and roster retail volunteers
Information / Application
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Applications should be submitted in the form of a short cover letter outlining your suitability for the role together with a CV to:
Recruitment
Swanage Railway Company
Station House
Swanage
Dorset BH19 1HB
Email to recruitment@swanagerailway.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 12.00 noon, 21st November 2025
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Volunteer VACANCIES
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Volunteer Fundraiser
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The Swanage Railway is looking for highly effective fundraiser to raise capital funds, in line with its strategy, to ensure funding for major projects in order to sustain its future.
The successful applicant will need to have experience of major fundraising or marketing in a similar or larger organisation and ideally, be a member of the Institute of Fundraising.
Please click the links below to download the advertisement and volunteer role profile:
Applications should be submitted in the form of a comprehensive CV and supporting letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) telling us why you are the right person for this role and how you meet the criteria set out in the volunteer role profile:
Recruitment
Swanage Railway Trust
Station House
Swanage
Dorset BH19 1HB
Email to recruitment@swanagerailway.co.uk
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DRAUGHTSMAN
Mick Stone fronts a professional group of volunteers including Civil Engineers, Environmentalist and Town Planner who try to assist the Railway with "Professional Services" type Projects.
The group would now value any help with draughting to a professional standard the plans etc which they have to manage. These can be anything from simple sketch plans to professional quality drafted plans for Planning Applications to the relevant external Authorities.
Anyone who is able to offer help is asked to contact Peter Milford Company Secretary, cosec@srstaff.co.uk in the first instance. Peter will forward details to Mick Stone.
There are a number of schemes for the Swanage site (and other zones along our leased Trackbed) where we wish to make improvements but desperately need to have basic plans to demonstrate to Management, Neighbours, Landlords and others the alternatives being considered.
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