Collections Assistant

Company	National TrustSee more
Address	Bedfordshire, England
Form of work	Permanent, part-time
Salary	£10.78 per hour
Category	Accounting & Finance

Job description

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.

You'll be required to work on a Sunday and some Bank Holidays between April and the end of September.

What it's like to work here

Reporting into the House Manager, you'll be joining a small but dedicated team of team of two, in the House team and two additional members of the Visitor Experience team and Gardens team, who enjoy working together to make every visit enjoyable and memorable.

Shaw's Corner is a small house in the heart of the Hertfordshire countryside. It was the country retreat of the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw and his wife Charlotte between 1906 and 1950. Almost everything within the house is original to the Shaws and includes a diverse range of artistic treasures, such as an original Rodin bronze, as well as mundane everyday objects such as a globe shaped pencil sharpener from Woolworths.

The house is open to the public for guided tours between the end of March and the end of September Friday to Sunday and Bank Holidays.

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.

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 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 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.