IT would be any thrill-seeking child’s idea of a dream job.

Bosses at Hampshire’s Paultons Park are inviting applications for one lucky youngster to become the attraction’s official ride tester.

According to the theme park, candidates should “not be afraid of heights, have a strong stomach and to top it off, be a committed thrill-seeker”.

The lucky recruit would win the chance to spend an exclusive morning testing the rides before the park opens to the public.

As part of the day’s internship, the youngster would have the pick of the 60 rides at the park on the edge of the New Forest as well as being given unique behind-the-scenes access to how the park is run and help respond to a simulated emergency incident.

Their family would also be invited to the park for an afternoon’s guided tour with the opportunity to enjoy the rides again.

Andy Chapman, Paultons Park groups and education officer, said: “This is a dream job for one lucky child who’ll get to escape their normal day-to-day routine and instead spend their day with hours of fun and play rating the park’s rides and attractions.”

The new recruit would be asked for their opinion on the park’s thrilling rides including EDGE, where riders swoop and spin through the air reaching a height of 15 metres on a giant disc that travels along a 90-metre track.

The Cobra ride features an exciting combination of twists, drops and turns that have made it a family favourite, while Magma, which was opened last year, launches riders 25 metres up in to the air before dropping them back down into the heart of a smoking volcano.

Interested children, aged between eight and 14, can apply for the job at paultonspark.co.uk/dreamjob.

Applicants need to submit a letter outlining in no more than 300 words why they deserve the position.
 

Deadline for applications is Friday, June 7.