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Bridge Attendant

37.1 hours per week (day and night shifts)

Anticipated salary: £33,000

The Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust is currently recruiting for a Bridge Attendant to join the team based at the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge.

This is a customer-focused role, regularly dealing with users and visitors to the bridge. Duties include operating the toll barriers, monitoring CCTV and dealing with issues on the bridge, including responding to sensitive situations that require calm judgement and emotional resilience. Candidates will need to demonstrate a proven track record of excellent customer service. Flexibility and adaptability are essential.

Applicants should be able to meet the physical requirements of the role, including regular walking and manual tasks.

This role is shift-based with an average of 37.1 hours per week, covering mornings, afternoons and night shifts on a rotational basis. There is also the requirement to work some weekends and Bank Holidays as part of the rota.

Starting salary of approximately £33,000 per annum in line with Local Government pay scales. The salary covers shift allowance and unsocial hours allowance. Candidates must be willing to cover
absence and annual leave, for which overtime is paid.

The closing date for applications is 10 May.

Please download the role description and complete the application form, either online or by downloading from this page.

You are welcome to send a CV in support of your application to Ian Marriner, Shift Supervisor at ShiftSupervisor@cliftonbridge.org.uk. 

Or alternatively post to: CSBT BA Vacancy, Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust, Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PA.

Office Administrator

37.5 hours per week (09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday)

Anticipated salary: £34,000 – £35,000.

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Clifton Suspension Bridge is a Grade 1 listed structure and has stood as an icon for Bristol for over 160 years. The Clifton Suspension Bridge and Museum is owned and operated by the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust and overseen by an experienced board of Trustees.

The bridge is managed on the Trustee’s behalf by our Bridge Master. The Office Administrator will report directly to the Bridge Master, and the role includes responsibility for many aspects of our day-to-day operations, including general office management. We have a small and highly effective team with a flexible approach to supporting and covering for each other and the role requires the successful candidate to work closely with all members of our team, but particularly our Shift Supervisor with whom some duties would be shared. The Office Administrator and Shift Supervisor provide cover for each other during periods of holiday or sickness.

As well as office management and administration, the role will require the successful candidate to provide administrative support to the Bridge Master.

Applications for this role have now closed.

Volunteering

We’re always looking for volunteers to join our friendly team – and we have a range of roles available! You can give as much or as little time as you’d like, and there’s no obligation to commit to regular shifts if that doesn’t suit your lifestyle. Choose to greet visitors at our museum and share your knowledge of the local area with tourists from all over the world; take a seat in our gift shop and help us to raise money by selling souvenirs; or share your knowledge, expertise or passion for the past as a tour guide.

Please click here to find out more about each role, or fill out our enquiry form if you’d like to find out more about our volunteering opportunities.

Student Placements

If you are undertaking a PGCE or an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in History, Museum Studies, Archives/Records Management or Tourism we may be able to offer you an unpaid placement opportunity to help you gain course credit. We’ll work with you to set tasks and challenges that will help you meet your academic goals whilst experiencing working behind-the-scenes in our busy Museum. We’re also happy to facilitate students studying English as a Foreign Language via your Language School or placement co-ordinator.

Depending on availability we are able to offer:

• Part time, short term placements working with the Visitor Services team on an assigned project
• One day a week (to suit your lecture timetable) helping out as an office assistant
• Volunteering Opportunities as a member of our Front of House team, tour guide or ‘Explainer’
• Volunteering hours toward a project goal such as Duke of Edinburgh or Arts Award

Paid opportunities such as internship placements will be advertised through UWE or University of Bristol’s own recruitment portals – please speak to your lecturer or Careers Hub to find out what’s available.

Schools Work Experience

The Visitor Services team are able to offer a limited number of work experience placements for secondary school pupils each year. Pupils will be working in a customer-facing role, engaging with the public, aiding tour groups and handling shop stock and money. The week may also involve some behind-the-scenes work with objects from the collection and representing the Trust at meetings with external partners. We are able to tailor placements to suit the needs of individuals based on the current projects being undertaken.

Sorry – Placements for 2026 have all been allocated.