Live Science Team Member

We The Curious; West of England; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

We The Curious is seeking a Live Science Team Member to present shows and facilitate hands-on activities in our Bristol venue. You will spark curiosity, engage families and diverse audiences, and help visitors participate in Open City Research experiences.

The role requires public-facing experience, excellent communication, and the ability to work both independently and within a team. You will operate in a busy, loud environment and may perform manual handling tasks as part of activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or working with a public audience.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage individuals and groups.
• Confident presenting to large groups and facilitating activities across diverse audiences.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to respond to visitor needs and questions.
• Ability to start conversations on a wide range of topics and adapt to different backgrounds.
• Willingness to learn and retain information, including simple scientific concepts.
• Adaptability to changing circumstances and resilience under pressure.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and email for communication.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfort with manual handling and active tasks in a busy venue.
• Capable of working in a loud public environment.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Present shows and facilitate hands-on activities within the venue.
• Spark curiosity and start conversations among exhibits.
• Encourage visitors to get involved, including families with children aged 3–11.
• Support safety procedures and risk assessments for activities.

Skills

Customer service experience

Public-facing role

Communication skills

Presenting to large groups

Listening skills

Conversation starters

Learning and retaining information

Adaptability

Microsoft Teams

Teamwork / independent work

Manual handling

Working in loud environments

Safe use of new technologies

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Live Science Team provide creative, playful, inclusive experiences for people who attend our venue. Enabling excellent visitor experience and supporting the other Live Science Team Members will be your priority.

Within our venue you will be presenting shows, facilitating hands‑on activities, starting conversations among exhibits and helping people to get involved by sparking curiosity, creating fun and promoting the value of people’s opinions and life experiences.

Live Science team is responsible for the safety of our visitors whilst they are in our venue. To achieve this you will be required to follow our safeguarding and evacuation procedures, encourage safe use of our exhibit spaces, and adhere to risk assessments for all activities we deliver.

In our ground‑breaking Open City Research activities, you will be the link between our research partners and our visitors, explaining the background of real science research and helping them to participate.

Our venue and events are attended by lots of different people and age groups, but our main audience is families, so you should be confident working with children (aged 3‑11 years) and young people, as well as being comfortable encouraging adults to get involved in the fun!

• _You have previous experience in customer service, or working with a public audience, and are confident working with the public and being in a public facing role_
• _You will have excellent communication skills, and be able to engage both individuals and groups of people_
• _You feel confident presenting to large groups of people and facilitating activities with diverse audiences_
• _You have excellent listening skills and an understanding of visitor needs and expectations and have a positive attitude to solving problems and handling customer issues._
• _You can find starting points for conversations on a wide variety of topics and adapt to people of different backgrounds, age, ability and interests_
• _You are confident learning and retaining information; including simple scientific concepts to present as part of activities or shows_
• _You are comfortable adapting to quickly changing circumstances, and are resilient to unexpected challenges_
• _You can use Microsoft Teams and email to communicate with your colleagues or be happy to learn this as part of your role._
• _You can work on your own and as part of a team. You are happy to support other team members as well as self-motivating whilst presenting activities alone._
• _You are comfortable carrying out basic manual handling tasks, spending a lot of the day walking round our venue, cleaning exhibits and participating in active tasks – (if this is a barrier for you, we are happy to discuss access requirements)_
• _You are comfortable working in a large public venue that can get very loud and busy_
• _You can learn to, or are already able to, work safely with new technologies and equipment both in front of visitors and behind the scenes_

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Live Science Team Member

Company: We The Curious Salary: from £13.45 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Bristol, BS1 5DB Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 2 Nov 2026 Closing date: 23 Nov 2026

Summary

Live Science Team provide creative, playful, inclusive experiences for people who attend our venue. Enabling excellent visitor experience and supporting the other Live Science Team Members will be your priority.

Within our venue you will be presenting shows, facilitating hands‑on activities, starting conversations among exhibits and helping people to get involved by sparking curiosity, creating fun and promoting the value of people’s opinions and life experiences.

Live Science team is responsible for the safety of our visitors whilst they are in our venue. To achieve this you will be required to follow our safeguarding and evacuation procedures, encourage safe use of our exhibit spaces, and adhere to risk assessments for all activities we deliver.

In our ground‑breaking Open City Research activities, you will be the link between our research partners and our visitors, explaining the background of real science research and helping them to participate.

Our venue and events are attended by lots of different people and age groups, but our main audience is families, so you should be confident working with children (aged 3‑11 years) and young people, as well as being comfortable encouraging adults to get involved in the fun!

Essential requirements

• _You have previous experience in customer service, or working with a public audience, and are confident working with the public and being in a public facing role_
• _You will have excellent communication skills, and be able to engage both individuals and groups of people_
• _You feel confident presenting to large groups of people and facilitating activities with diverse audiences_
• _You have excellent listening skills and an understanding of visitor needs and expectations and have a positive attitude to solving problems and handling customer issues._
• _You can find starting points for conversations on a wide variety of topics and adapt to people of different backgrounds, age, ability and interests_
• _You are confident learning and retaining information; including simple scientific concepts to present as part of activities or shows_
• _You are comfortable adapting to quickly changing circumstances, and are resilient to unexpected challenges_
• _You can use Microsoft Teams and email to communicate with your colleagues or be happy to learn this as part of your role._
• _You can work on your own and as part of a team. You are happy to support other team members as well as self-motivating whilst presenting activities alone._
• _You are comfortable carrying out basic manual handling tasks, spending a lot of the day walking round our venue, cleaning exhibits and participating in active tasks – (if this is a barrier for you, we are happy to discuss access requirements)_
• _You are comfortable working in a large public venue that can get very loud and busy_
• _You can learn to, or are already able to, work safely with new technologies and equipment both in front of visitors and behind the scenes_

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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