Collections Assistant – Museum of the Home
Job Title: Collections Assistant
Hours: 3 days a week
Location: Museum of the Home, London, E2 8EA
The role will support the care, documentation, and accessibility of the museum’s collections by enhancing public engagement, improving access to the Collections Library, and ensuring the museum’s collections processes are transparent, responsive, and aligned with best practices.
Our values, and how they are represented in this role, you must be:
Bold brave in trying new things, taking action and fighting for change on issues affecting the ways we live.
Kind friendly, generous and considerate in all your actions
Eco-active embed climate action in all decision-making and encourage visitors to make ecominded choices at home.
Equitable act transparently, ethically and inclusively – and allocate resources, time and care equitably
Main responsibilities
* Support Collections Library bookings and engaging with researchers and artists
* Maintain and develop documentation of the collections
* Assist in writing, reviewing and updating collections management procedures
* Conduct gallery maintenance, daily environmental monitoring, preventative conservation, and bug and pest monitoring
* Assist in monitoring and responding to enquires sent to the shared email Curatorial inbox
* Support the curatorial team with filing journals and cataloguing library acquisitions
* Edit and improve catalogue records with a focus on accessible terminology
* Assist with the creation of volunteer roles to work with the collection and supervision of volunteers
* Create a programme of participatory cataloguing and documentation in consultation with visitors and community groups
* Building transparency around museum practice and process and tackling barriers to access
* Assist with collections disposals and conservation projects
* Support the curatorial team with collections research and due diligence on potential acquisitions.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to maintaining an inclusive working environment, with a diverse workforce. We value individuality, equality and representation and appoint on merit.
This role may require out of hours work in the event of an emergency to support the emergency plan.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, our recruitment is inclusive and accessible. If you would like to request an alternative application format on disability grounds, please contact us on jobs@museumofthehome.org.uk
All back of house roles on a minimum 4 days per week will work approximately one shift per month in the galleries as part of our Visitor First scheme.
The closing date for applications is 23 September 2025.
The interviews will be held on Friday 3 October in person at the Museum.
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