Contract and Hours
Voluntary. Location: LNER Stadium, Lincoln. Hours: Home matchdays, including Saturdays and Tuesday evenings. Variable community events as required.
Roles
You may volunteer as either Poacher (the mascot in costume) or Poacher’s Assistant (supporting Poacher).
Responsibilities
* As Poacher – don the mascot costume, wave to the crowd, pose for selfies, and bring the Imp spirit to life.
* As Poacher’s Assistant – keep Poacher safe, guide them through busy areas, and help fans enjoy their moment with the mascot.
Qualifications and Experience
* Friendly, enthusiastic, confident engaging with the public, especially children and families.
* Able to follow instructions, work as part of a team, and remain calm in busy environments.
* Committed to safeguarding, equality, and inclusion – ensuring everyone feels welcome and respected.
* Maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions with supporters, staff and external partners.
* Physically able to wear a mascot costume for short periods (Poacher role).
* Possessing good situational awareness to guide and support others (Assistant role).
* Experience in events, performance, or public engagement is helpful but not essential – a positive attitude, reliability, and willingness to learn are paramount.
Requirements
* Minimum age 18 years old – we cannot employ anyone younger due to Child Employment Laws.
* All offers subject to satisfactory references, a clear DBS and required safer recruitment checks.
Benefits and Support
* Non‑working matchday ticket for home games.
* Full training, including safeguarding (and first aid if needed).
* Ongoing support from our staff team.
* Opportunity to represent the Club and Foundation as part of our community.
Legal and Safeguarding
Lincoln City Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Lincoln City Foundation welcomes applications from all individuals and communities. Only information relevant to the role defined in the job description will be used in the selection process and personal data is retracted to remove unconscious bias. No terminology in the advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation. We welcome applications from candidates that wish to explore flexible working patterns.
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