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Qantas Founders Museum is a world-class museum located in Longreach, Queensland and is home to the oldest civil aviation building in Australia. The museum is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to preserving the history and telling the story of Australia’s National Icon. We connect with the public through experiences, education, collections, and displays. Characters of the early Qantas days, their pioneering spirit and the impact the airline had for all Australians, is brought to life through life size exhibits, historical artifacts and interactive displays including the National Heritage Listed Qantas Hangar.

Our team is passionate and dedicated, providing a high level of customer service and experience. A key part of the role is enjoying communicating with the public and providing a fresh and vibrant tour through the museum’s Airpark Enclosure, home to the Boeing 747, Boeing 707, DC-3 and Super Constellation. In-house training is provided to all new employees to teach them the tour, how to use the Point of Sale (POS) and Reservations software and other tasks associated with the role. The museum is open daily.

Longreach is an outback town in Central Western Queensland with schools, pool, permanently manned police station, parks, other tourist attractions, river, sporting facilities, Caravan Parks and accommodation venues. Longreach is serviced daily by commercial flights, with daily QantasLink flights from Brisbane and twice weekly Rex flights from Townsville. To find out more visit Longreach Region Tourist Information (experiencelongreach.com.au)

If you are seeking more information about Qantas Founders Museum before applying, please contact us via email or go to the About page.

Casual Customer Service Representative (Front of House)

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you have a background in the tourism industry and a desire to work in an iconic aviation museum? We’re looking for a motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic Customer Service Representative to join our team on a casual basis.

As a Customer Service Representative, you’ll play a key role in all aspects of our front-of-house operations. This position involves engaging with our visitors, assisting with cafe service, managing admission sales, supporting our retail/gift store, and performing essential administrative duties such as handling phone inquiries and processing bookings.

Qantas Founders Museum offers great working conditions, uniforms and award rates of pay. Previous experience in a similar position is recommended.

To Apply: Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and availability to info@qfom.com.au - employment would commence in March 2025.

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Casual Customer Service & Tour Guides

Do you want to be a part of a multi award winning museum and a dynamic team? Qantas Founders Museum is seeking highly motivated, energetic and ambitious Tour Guides to join the team! This position includes Front of House customer service duties to ensure smooth day to day operations of the Museum.

As a Tour Guide at Qantas Founders Museum you will be multi-skilled and trained in all departments of the museum to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. You will also be trained to operate the incredible Luminescent Longreach experience with all training provided onsite by our experienced team.

Qantas Founders Museum offers great working conditions, uniforms and award rates of pay. The Museum is part of a National Heritage Listed site celebrating the foundations of our national and international Qantas story.

If this sounds like the perfect position for you, please emailed to info@qfom.com.au with covering letter and current resume including two referees.

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