Is this the best part time job in the world?

There are all sorts of jobs which lay claim to being the best in the world. There are jobs offering you the chance to live on a private island, those allowing unlimited travel across Australia, or roles providing the chance to eat all the sweets you could possibly ever want.

Of course, while these are all very lovely things to do, they suffer from one or more of the four fatal flaws that make them a terrible idea for most of us.

Fortunately, there's a new 'best job in the world' on the market that might just suit.

A bit far-flung

Many of these 'jobs' have been advertised by a tourist board. It means you get to hang out on a private island, or in an area of astonishing natural beauty, and talk to the world's press and your social media followers about the enormous attractions of the area. Unfortunately many of these areas are on the other side of the world - with a number in Australia. Given that they tend to be fixed-term contracts, it means uprooting every single aspect of your life, for a job that won't exist in a few months' time.

A bit dull

We revealed a few years ago that NASA was looking for people who were prepared to stay in bed for 10 weeks - in return for £7,000. It sounds like a breeze - after-all you get to watch TV, play games and read, with the perfect excuse never to leave your bed for the duration. However, not only can you not get up to shower or go to the toilet, but there will come a time a few weeks in, when you won't remember what seemed so attractive about physically doing nothing for such an extended period of time

A bit hard work

At the other end of the spectrum, in 2014, Jauntaroo advertised for a Chief World Explorer, offering a committed individual the opportunity to travel the world for a year, 'giving back' to all the communities they visited, and receiving a salary in return. It sounded incredibly rewarding, but with that kind of role, you couldn't really ever have an 'off' day. There's no phoning in sick when there's a community that needs your help, and no rest as you travel the world doing the right thing. It may be the most rewarding year of your life, but it would definitely be the most exhausting.

Completely made up

Back in March last year sweet company announced it was looking for a chief sweet taster. You needed to be available to test new products, try sweet prototypes, and help develop new sweet ideas. The company said it was looking for someone over the age of 16 with a sweet tooth, 'previous and detailed experience of eating sweets', the 'ability to act like a kid in a sweet shop' and an adventurous and creative mind. The slight downside was that this wasn't actually a paid position: you would be 'paid in sweets'. Another way of putting that would be that it wasn't 'actually' a job, but a marketing stunt.

The alternative

The good news is that a new 'best job in the world' is being advertised at the moment, which avoids all these potential pitfalls. The big benefits include the fact it's part-time, it pays £10,000 and it involves you travelling around any part of the country you fancy (visiting friends and family for free).

It may have a much of the 'made up job' about it, but it pays, you don't have to travel half-way across the world to do it, and it's a neat balance between weeks in bed and working until your heart bursts.

It's being offered by Britain's Railcard provider, who is looking for a Chief Adventure Officer, to vlog their way around Great Britain. They say you need 'an adventurous spirit' and 'a natural curiosity', but you'll also need the ability to satisfy those things on a relatively local level.

The 'adventures' on offer have a very British flavour. You won't be diving at the great barrier Reef or bungee jumping in New Zealand, but getting lost in the world-famous Hampton Court Maze, trampolining in Snowdonia, and indulging at the world-famous Choccywoccydoodah chocolate shop.

It's less an 'adventure' than 'an afternoon out'. And you have to ask yourself whether stringing together a number of fairly pleasant afternoons out together constitutes the time of your life.

However, if you're inspired, and could do with a well-paid part time job (assuming you're aged between 16 and 25 or a mature student), you need to send a video of a recent trip by Sunday 16th October and tell them a bit about yourself on www.16-25railcard.co.uk/CAO

So what do you think? Does this qualify for the title 'best part time job in the world'?