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Collections Assistant - Arlington, Barnstaple

Employer
The National Trust
Location
Barnstaple, Devon
Salary
9.90 per hour
Closing date
10 Aug 2022

Job Details

Collections Assistant - Arlington, Barnstaple

Summary

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.

We are pleased to announce that we are currently recruiting a zero hours contract Collections Assistant for Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum. 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.



What it's like to work here

On the edge of Exmoor and a short distance to the coast, Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum is one of Britain’s well-kept secrets. At the heart of the estate is a house with an eclectic collection including masses of model ships, piles of pewter and a museum room of the last owner’s collectibles. The stables now house the National Trust’s carriage collection. The garden and wider countryside of plateaus dropping to steep sided wooded valleys with their rushing streams form the backdrop and make this a magical place You’ll love being part of our team who promote our cause and the importance of preserving these special places for our future generations.

For more information about our property please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/arlington-court-and-the-national-trust-carriage-museum



What you'll be doing

As a Collections Assistant, you’ll be working with a great housekeeping team in an incredible place, helping with the day-to-day cleaning and care of the collections. No detail will go unnoticed, and you’ll keep a keen eye on everything from the environmental conditions in a room, to signs of wear and tear. You’ll keep accurate records too.

In this visitor facing role, we’d love you to talk to visitors about the work you’re doing, and the collections we have. You'll also be part of the wider team of employees and volunteers, helping to cover where necessary.

This role is an hourly paid, fixed term role. Wherever possible we aim to offer a consistent working pattern, but we’re looking for flexibility as it may be necessary for us to alter this pattern from time to time to suit the needs of the business. We’d give you as much notice of this as possible.

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



Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you have;

  • A keen interest in history, historic properties and conservation of their collections
  • A good understanding of preventive conservation
  • Knowledge of the approach required when working with fragile historic collections as well as Health & Safety and emergency procedures
  • Good manual dexterity and eye-to-hand skills and ability to work from ladders and tower scaffold
  • The ability to support volunteers to perform at their best
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills, and are a great team player
  • A willingness to undertake continuing professional development and personal skills development and have an enthusiasm to learn


The package

The 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.

Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

  • Flexible working whenever possible
  • Free parking at most locations
  • Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
  • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.

Company

The National Trust is committed to promoting and preserving those places of natural beauty and historic interest for which it has the privilege to be responsible for the benefit of the nation, for everyone for ever.

The Trust is proud of what has been achieved over the last 126 years and is determined to maintain those high standards of conservation, stewardship and curatorial care for which it has been recognised throughout the world.

Its achievements have enabled the general public and the Trust’s members and visitors to enjoy and appreciate the countryside, coastline, gardens, historic buildings and collections, all of which encapsulate so much of the history of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There is a duty to tell that history in a complete, balanced and accurate way, and without judgement.

The National Trust continues as a guardian of the past, and for the future, to uphold its duty to maintain and enhance what has been entrusted to its care.

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