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Location: Low Parks Museum, Muir Street, Hamilton
Hours: 35 hours per week
Shift Pattern: (2 week rota)
Week 1: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm(1 hour unpaid break)
Week 2: Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Salary Band: £20, - £30,
Duration: Fixed Term until 29th September
Job Profile: Click here to view
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for an Assistant Museum Officer to be a key member of the museum development team. The successful applicant will support, develop and help deliver all aspects of collections care for a large, local authority museum collection. The role includes processing acquisitions, cataloguing, inventory, collections research, exhibition development, and identifying and obtaining funding to deliver collections development projects in line with organisational and sector priorities.
Knowledge and/or experience of working to sector standards and guidelines such as SPECTRUM and the Museum Accreditation Scheme are essential. Good written communication and report writing skills, and experience of working with a museum collections management system are also desirable, as well as knowledge of British/Scottish military history.
Applicants should hold a post graduate museum qualification or be educated to degree level and have a minimum of one year’s museum experience. Holding a valid driving licence is desirable.
The successful candidate will be determined through a competency-based interview and a short, practical exercise in collections handling.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
1. Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme.
2. To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
3. Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
4. Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
5. Occupational sick pay
6. Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
7. Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
8. Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order .
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act,. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.