Collections Assistant

3 months ago


Stockport, United Kingdom National Trust Full time

We protect everything from bats to buildings to beaches - and we want to share them with everyone too. But how do we care for our special places, while helping everyone to enjoy them and their fascinating stories? It’s no small task. In fact, it’s a big team effort and it’s why our Collections Assistant are so important.

**Hours**:Part time 25 hours per week over 4 days, the shift pattern will be:

- Wednesday 8am - 2:00pm
- Thursday 8am - 2:00pm
- Friday 8am - 5:00pm
- Saturday 8am - 12:30pm, you'll be required to work weekends and bank holidays.

**Contract**:Permanent

**Interviews**:27th March

What it's like to work here:You’ll be reporting to the Senior Collections & House Officer, working alongside three Collections Assistants and a team of dedicated volunteers.

Nestling on the edge of the Peak District, Lyme was once home to the Legh family and, in its heyday a great sporting estate. The 1,400 acre estate with its medieval herd of red deer offers fantastic walks and stunning views.

With it's many treasures the house is lively and fun, where you step back in time 200 years - a time which saw great rejuvenation for Lyme, even getting the chance to dress in costume and experience the house in Regency style.

Click here for more information about this location

What you'll be doing:In this visitor facing role, you’ll carry out conservation in action, talking to visitors about the work you’re doing and the collections we care for. You’ll engage visitors by delivering bespoke tours, giving an insight into the work we do. You’ll assist in keeping up to date and accurate collections records of the property and its contents.

Your role supports year-round displays and exhibitions, including undertaking the movement of objects, planning routine collections care and the safe storage of items.

Regularly between 8am - 11am you’ll be cleaning the house, getting it ready to open to visitors.

You’ll lead a team of Conservation Volunteers to deliver engaging conservation in action tasks. You’ll work with a varied collection of têxtiles, ceramics, paintings and more. No two days are the same whether you’re winding clocks, completing pest monitoring or checking light levels.

You’ll be provided with in-house training opportunities relevant to the role. There may be occasions where you’ll be required to support other roles ensuring the smooth running of the visitor experience within the house.

**Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.**

**Who we're looking forWe'd love to hear from you if you have;**
- A team player, but can also work on your own initiative
- Well organised and adaptable
- Customer focused with a positive attitude
- Willing to learn new skills
- Good manual dexterity and hand-to-eye skills and ability to work from ladders and tower scaffold

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 such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places
- Independent financial advice

Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Permanent p/t (25 hrs pw)


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