Collections & House Officer

3 months ago


Petersfield, United Kingdom National Trust Full time

Do you have a proven track record of helping to ensure the preservation and presentation of collections, sharing your work with visitors and bringing the history of collections to life, then please read on.

Accommodation is provided to the postholder for the proper or better performance of their duties in accordance with Trust criteria and HMRC rules

What it's like to work here:As this is a Key Representative position, you’ll work in a team of three on a rotation to cover out of hours responsibilities and covering each other’s holiday and days off. This site needs a person with good knowledge of a key representative role and the flexibility to think on their feet. Looking after Fire alarm system, intruder alarm system, water treatment plant, sewage system and more.

Information on these responsibilities can be found in the attached document. The accommodation is a two-bedroom house with small garden, which you'll be able to view at interview stage.

You’ll be based at Uppark House which will enable you to build a strong knowledge in collections care and the day to day running of a house open to the public, we also like to build strong working relationships with our volunteers and the other teams within the portfolio. We are all passionate about our work and hope you'll share this passion with your future colleagues, the volunteers and our visitors.

We are a close team working with other departments and across the portfolio, learning from each other and making these two houses a great place to work in.

What you'll be doing:You’ll be responsible for the daily opening of the house, ensuring appropriate resources are in place to be able to provide a consistently excellent service for our visitors. Working with a team of Collection Assistants, you'll supervise the team responsible for implementing conservation routines, preventive conservation and annual deep cleaning programme within the house to ensure excellent standards of care, delivering strategies to improve conservation.

You'll collect and record information during housekeeping cleaning routines to inform our understanding of the house and the collection, and use preventive conservation techniques to improve how we conserve, interpret and present the property. You’ll enjoy telling visitors about our fascinating history, sharing tales from the past as well as your personal experience of working here.
- Who we're looking forKnowledge of customer care and approaches to optimising visitor enjoyment.
- Good team player with day to day line management and supervisory skills.
- Good interpersonal skills enabling relationships to be maintained.
- Some knowledge and experience of managing costs and expenditure.
- Willing to contribute original or imaginative ways to make elements of the collection or house that are difficult to reach accessible to all visitors.

The packageThe National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Tax free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most locations
- Independent financial advice

Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw)



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