Historical Craftsman

Babylonstoren is seeking a skilled and passionate individual to join our team as a Historical Workshop Craftsman. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for demonstrating traditional woodwork and blacksmithing techniques to the public and school groups at our living history museum, Soetmelksvlei.

• Perform daily demonstrations of woodwork and blacksmithing tasks and activities to the public and school groups.
• Prepare the workshop for daily demonstrations and debriefing after daily activities – stocking of supplies, tidying, sharpening tools, general maintenance, and liaising with the Activities Manager.
• Engage with visitors by explaining the work being carried out, as well as the historical context, and answering any questions that they might have.
• Make custom products as part of daily demonstrations, intended for sale in the Soetmelksvlei shop.

• Formal or informal training in woodwork (carpentry), blacksmithing, or possibly leatherwork.
• Matric or a relevant higher qualification would be advantageous.
• Experience with working in a small team.
• Fluent in written and spoken Afrikaans and English.
• Exceptional people skills – both public-facing in a hospitality context and working within a small team internally. Previous experience in a hospitality or tourism context would be beneficial.
• Reliable and well organised.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, guest-facing environment, according to hospitality hours (including weekends), in historical costume.
• Creative mindset.

Please submit your CV and any supporting information to [email protected].