Stables Manager

English Heritage Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A heritage charity is seeking a Stables Manager at Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, to enhance visitor experiences and ensure equine welfare. The role requires excellent customer service, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to work independently. Benefits include career progression opportunities, free site access for friends/family, and a flexible work schedule. Join a vibrant team and play a part in telling England's captivating history!

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Subscriptions to professional bodies

Free access to English Heritage sites for you and up to 6 guests

25% discount in shops and cafes

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 10%

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high quality visitor experiences.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills with visitors and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Optimising visitor experiences and supporting site performance targets.
• Maintaining high standards of equine welfare and presentation.
• Engaging the local community and ensuring site safety.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Strong staff supervisory skills

Exceptional organizational skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Job description

Title Stables Manager Location Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XY Salary £25593 36 hpw/ full time Job type Permanent Ref 16232

Would you like to use your passion for delivering exceptionally high quality visitor experiences and be at the heart of telling English Heritage's story? If so, then join our Historic Properties team at Carisbrooke Castle and play your part in helping visitors experience more of England's captivating past and preserve it for generations to come.

You'll be optimising every opportunity to achieve an outstanding visitor experience, supporting the achievement of all site performance targets, You will be responsible for maintaining and developing the the high standards of equine welfare and presentation including public demonstrations and all licensing responsibilities relating to the donkeys. You'll also be involved in engaging the local community with what's happening on site as well as ensuring that the site itself and its assets are safe and secure.

We are looking for someone who can bring their experience of providing excellent customer service and strong staff supervisory skills as well as being able to work independently. You will be able to demonstrate exceptional organisational skills and also be a confident communicator, having strong interpersonal skills with both visitors and colleagues.

We would be delighted to hear from you, if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Laura Bosworth, Carisbrooke Castle Cluster Manager at [e-mail]

Everyone is welcome at English Heritage and we are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining English Heritage, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story.

You can find out more about us and what we do here, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/ here. Meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/working-at-historic-places/.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector;
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to 6 friends / family members
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes;
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to buy additional leave
• Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
• Flexible hours.

Interviews will be held on week commencing 19th January 2026 at Carisbrooke Castle.

You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.