Front of House Café and Admissions Teams - Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Job Posted: 3 June 2025

• Contract Term: Fixed Term
• Location: Sandown, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full or part time
• Salary: Competitive rates of pay
• Industries: Catering, Hospitality & Bar Charity / Voluntary Retail

WE ARE HIRING – Fixed Term flexible positions within our Front of House Café and Admissions Teams

The Wildheart Trust is a young, vibrant charity providing a sanctuary for rehomed rescued animals and support for conservation projects both on the Isle of Wight and internationally.  As a family-friendly attraction based in Sandown, we can offer a fun and supportive working environment where you will become part of our hard working, happy team. It is a great place to learn and grow your skills while knowing that your work is supporting endangered wildlife. 

Our mission is to rescue animals and optimise their power as ambassadors to help us campaign for positive change. Every role within our Sanctuary supports this whether it is through sustainable procurement in our shop, converting our café to a plant-based menu or caring for the animals within our care.

Our Front of House team covers the cafe, admissions, shop and in summer the ice cream hut. You need to be reliable, confident, hard working and posses a warm welcoming smile and have great customer service skills.

We are looking for applicants who can hit the ground running and want to get stuck in to our busy season.

Applicants must be 16 or over and be able to work a variety weekdays and weekends. The summer months will also see occasional evening work being available too. These positions would be perfect for people looking for occasional work outside the main summer season and additional hours during the holidays.

Working at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary you will enjoy…

• Day time hours
• Free admission for you, and your household whilst working with us
• Being part of a friendly team
• Free parking
• Discount in our Wildheart Shop & Cafe
• Solent Ferry discounts
• Additional third-party discounts
• Your Birthday Off!

For more information about The Wildheart Trust and Wildheart Animal Sanctuary please visit https://wildheartanimalsanctuary.org 

Please note that we often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting officer within two weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion.