Creative Programme Officer
EastSide Partnership

EastSide Tourism in partnership with GLL and Belfast City Council operate the heritage space at the recently refurbished and historic Templemore Baths.

We are seeking to recruit a Creative Programme Officer for the space, a unique and exciting job opportunity based in the Victorian Templemore Baths.

The main purpose of the role is to:

1. Lead on supervising and motivating the onsite activity of casual staff, tour guides and volunteers.
2. Animate the heritage space in Templemore Baths through a programme of leading tours, tour development, workshops and events that will engage the local community, schools and visitors.

To find out more about this opportunity and to apply please download the Creative Programme Officer Application Pack and Application Form at the apply URL. No CVs can be accepted.

About the Organisation

EastSide Tourism, part of EastSide Partnership, aims to coordinate and deliver responsible, sustainable and impactful culture-led regeneration, pushing boundaries to put east Belfast on the map.

EastSide Tourism will fulfil our aim by:

• Positioning EastSide based on our collective strengths and in alignment with the strategic development of tourism in Belfast, Northern Ireland and island of Ireland.
• Empowering EastSide by investing in local people and local businesses to maximise our collective potential and proudly celebrate our rich cultural tapestry and modern-day personality.
• Creating Experiences unique to east Belfast, to enhance our city’s visitor offering and maximise the socio-economic impact of tourism on both people and place.
• Sustaining for the Future through a circular model of regenerative tourism development, adopting an entrepreneurial approach based on social economy principals and maximising partnerships both internally and externally.

Templemore Baths Heritage Space opened in August 2023. It is a new visitor experience rooted in the Victorian era, bursting with Titanic and Belfast shipyard history. Located on Belfast’s Templemore Avenue, 1mile / 1.6km east of the city centre, Templemore Baths is the only Victorian bathhouse still functioning as a public swimming pool on the Island of Ireland. The Victorian features and ‘slipper baths’ along with the ‘minor pool’ form the core of the exhibition.

Original features have been lovingly restored including the ‘Major Pool’, which is fully operational as a swimming pool. The old slipper baths are part of the heritage exhibition and tour along with the ‘Minor Pool’ which is now an exhibition and event space. The former courtyard has been transformed into an attractive new atrium with a café – Courtyard Cafe at Templemore, offer scones, hot and cold drinks, lunch and snacks daily.

EastSide Tourism staff manage the heritage space in Templemore Baths. A programme of tours, workshops and events runs year-round. The local community, schools and visitors are all warmly welcomed. The restored ‘Minor Pool’ and old boardroom are both available to hire for events, meeting and conferences.

Belfast City Council invested £12 million in the restoration of this iconic building and £5 million was provided by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

EastSide Tourism manage the heritage space on behalf of social enterprise leisure operator GLL (Better), and in partnership with Belfast City Council.

To find out more about EastSide Partnership/EastSide Tourism visit www.eastsidepartnership.com