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Sovereign Hill is a dynamic group of museums presenting the mining, social, cultural and environmental heritage of the Ballarat region and its impact on Australia’s history.

The Mine Operations Department comprises of five variations of underground mine tour delivery: fully guided, self-guided, including audio visual and multi-language displays. Mine environment includes ticket sales, logging and office buildings on the surface and has a few hundred meters of underground tunnels. The tunnels include two major visitor transporters; the inclined rail system and the quartz mine train.

In this costumed role you will be required to learn and present in an engaging manner, information relevant to Ballarat’s mining history. You will be conducting underground mine tours of approximately 40 minutes duration and during the tour you will provide information to visitors to give them a good understanding and experience of what it was like to work in a Gold Mine during the 1850s.

To be successful you must have a cheerful and outgoing personality, excellent communication skills and not be afraid of public speaking as you will be guiding groups of up to 30 people. Please note that there is a requirement to spend the majority of your time underground and in some occasions in the dark, therefore you must be comfortable working in these environments.

Due to OH&S and Mining legislation you must be 18 years of age or older to work in an underground mine. If this sounds like the career opportunity you have been looking for please visit our website at www.sovereignhill.com.au/careers for more information including a full position description and information on how to apply.

Applications close midnight Sunday, 30 April 2017 Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and appointment is subject to satisfactory Police Record, Working with Children Check and pre-employment medical.