Museum Collections Assistant

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic person to take up a newly created role of Collections Assistant within the Collections and Conservation team. You should have experience of, and a passion for, working with museum objects, collections and the people who use our service. You will assist in the care and management procedures and processes of museum collections, including their documentation, integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, storage improvements and movement and location control. This will ensure their preservation for the future and to make them accessible to as wide an audience as possible through a variety of means. You will help support and develop accessibility of the collections, focussing on care and management whilst promoting the use of the collections to as wide an audience as possible, this would include assisting with the digitisation of objects to support the electronic catalogue, public enquiries and social media. You will support the safety and security of collections including emergency planning and salvage response, safe storage and object handling, exhibition and display installation. All of this work is to ensure that the Museum Service is able to meet the standards expected of an Arts Council England Accredited Museum. You will work alongside colleagues in the Collections and Conservation team, the Museum Curatorial team and our volunteers. We expect you to play a supportive role in the operation of the Museum service and the wider Culture Leicestershire services in order for us to deliver our vision of a vital, engaging and responsive heritage offer to the public. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

• Have Maths and English GCSE and Level 3 qualification (2 A levels/ BTEC extended diploma/ NVQ 3)
• Proven knowledge and experience of working or volunteering with museum collections.
• Experience of museum collections care and management processes including handling, packing and moving objects.
• Knowledge of digital and social media and its applications for museum collections
• Cataloguing or documentation skills relevant to museum processes including working with electronic databases
• Be able to demonstrate attention to detail, manage your own time to achieve agreed objectives and work well within a team.
• Have a high level of interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we'd love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload your CV and a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. Without this information, we won't be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.