Head of Reception
The reception department is responsible for welcoming all visitors and handling incoming phone calls properly. As head of reception, you will lead a team consisting of one receptionist and approximately 20 volunteers. During our season, you will ensure that a friendly and knowledgeable staff member is available at the reception desk every day to assist our visitors. Of course, you will also staff the reception desk yourself several days a week, including on weekends.
In addition, you will be responsible for purchasing and stocking the museum shop, managing inventory, and operating the cash register. You will work closely with the daily coordinator and have a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This is a commercial role that gives you plenty of opportunity to enhance the visitor experience and puts you right at the heart of our museum’s dynamic environment.
Will you be our new colleague?
You can relate to this
- Professional and service-oriented attitude
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency in Dutch and English
- Willing to work on weekends and during school breaks
Your personality:
- Team player
- Independent
- Stress-resistant
- Socially conscious
Come as you are
Here, everyone has the freedom to be themselves. Our diversity of backgrounds and perspectives is at the heart of our team and is what makes us strong. We welcome anyone who shares our mission to bring history to life in a vibrant and inclusive way. Will you join us on our historical adventure?
What do you get in return?
- A versatile role with room for your own input
- Working alongside a team of enthusiastic staff and volunteers
- A unique workplace in a historic setting, beautifully situated in the Genneper Parks
- Salary and employment conditions in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Day Recreation, Scale 6.1
- A seasonal contract (March 15 to November 9) for 32 hours
- Free admission for you, your partner, and your children, plus a discount in the store
- A training day with your new colleagues. Participation in the training program is mandatory and will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
About the Prehistoric Village
The Prehistoric Village is a lively open-air museum in Eindhoven, where visitors of all ages can experience the past. At our museum, visitors actively discover what daily life was like in the past. Through living history, they take a journey through time from early prehistory to the late Middle Ages. The museum welcomes more than 70,000 visitors annually, including many families and school groups. We are currently collaborating withthe Eindhoven Museumon the development ofMuseumpark Vonk: an expansion of the current Prehistoric Village featuring fascinating structures and a modern museum building with an introductory show, exhibition, and workshop. The new museum is expected to open in the spring of 2026 and will be open year-round.
Our enthusiastic team consists of 13 full-time employees, approximately 40 seasonal staff members, and more than 200 dedicated volunteers. Together, we create a unique historical experience for every visitor.
Interested?
We are looking for a welcoming and organized head of reception to join and lead our team. Please email your cover letter and resume to y.lammers@eindhovenmuseum.nl by January 9, 2025, addressed to Yvonne Lammers, museum manager. Interviews will take place during the week of January 13.
