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We are looking for an Engagement Officer join our team. Your base will be Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge but you will work with communities across North Lanarkshire on an exciting project to decolonise the museum collections.
You will be responsible for supervising the work of the Community Curators, working with people with lived experiences to explore the legacies of Atlantic slavery and empire to deliver a series of interpretive outputs. You will also work alongside museum curators to develop the museum collection and create resources which celebrates North Lanarkshire’s diverse communities.
Working to improve equality and diversity are important in this role and you will also play a part in re-shaping North Lanarkshire Council Museums & Collections to embed anti-racist practice in our work.
To be successful in the post, you will have a proven record of working with a range of community groups, including diverse communities and experience of working in a collaborative environment. You should enjoy working with people, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to work practices.
Applications are welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community.
Occasional evening and weekend working.
The successful candidate will require a satisfactory PVG check.
Post is temporary for twelve months.
This post is funded by Museums Galleries Scotland
For further information and to complete an application form, please go to www.myjobscotland.gov.uk. Please note that the above posts are ‘apply on-line’ only.
Interviews are likely to take place at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life three weeks after the closing date.
Work Pattern:
21 Hours Per Week
Hours per week: Over 3 days Monday to Friday to be agreed
End of Temp Contract: Based on start date of August 1st 2024
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
