Project Time Machine Officer (Museum)
Full time (37 hours per week) nine-month contract, October 2024 to June 2025
NJC Scale 4 SCP 7 - 8 (£24,294 - £24,702, pro rata £18,216 - £18,522)
£12.63 - £12.84 per hour (pay award pending)
Littlehampton Town Council is seeking to appoint a Project Time Machine Officer for a fixed term period of nine months to support and assist the Curator in the delivery of the cataloguing phase of ‘Project Time Machine’, Littlehampton Museum’s Arts Council/National Lottery Funded “Unlocking Collections” Project.
The post holder will be required to lead a volunteer team working in the public galleries to research and catalogue the Museum’s social history collections. This will include the following key tasks, amongst others:
To supervise the day-to-day work of volunteers researching, photographing and cataloguing the collection. To assist in the training of volunteers.
Working with the Curator to keep the targets and timescale of the project on track.
- To check standards of data entry, maintaining high levels of accuracy
To engage with the public, promoting the museum and Project Time Machine.
To create social media/blog posts showcasing the project
Good communication and ICT skills, including the use of social media platforms are vital to ensure the role is undertaken successfully. With excellent team working skills, we are looking for someone who is able to work on their own initiative, with support from the Museum team.
The successful candidate will also have practical experience of handling, packing and documenting objects in a museum environment as well as some experience of supervising volunteers and of using computerized collections management systems. In line with the Museum team’s working week, the postholder will need to be able to work on Saturdays.
In return we can offer 23 days annual leave, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and discounted corporate membership at the Wave Leisure Centre in Littlehampton.
If you are interested in this exciting role, we would welcome an application from you. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification which is available below together with the application form.
Project Time Machine Officer Job Description and Person Specification
Project Time Machine Officer Job Application
If you have any further questions or wish to discuss the role after reading the Job Description & Person Specification, please contact a member of the Museum team on 01903 738100 or at museum@littlehampton-tc.gov.uk.
Closing date: Monday 05 August 2024 at 4.30pm
Proposed interview date: Thursday 22 August 2024
shortlisted candidates will receive the interview questions 24 hours beforehand
Proposed start date: Tuesday 01 October 2024
