We'd love to hear from you if you have;a team player, but can also work on your own initiativewell 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 Collections AssistantReporting to the Senior Collection & House Officer, you’ll join a passionate and knowledgeable team of four part time Collections Assistants. You’ll be working at part of an ambitious and high performing collections and house team working to understand, interpret and take care of the house and its collection. Ham House is internationally recognised for its superb collection of paintings, furniture and textiles, our work balances managing the care of the house and its collection with ensuring that our visitors can access and engage with Ham and its fascinating stories. Click here to learn more about this location.As a Collections Assistant, you’ll be working with a great conservation 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, collecting information during cleaning routines to inform our understanding of the house and collection that we care for.In this visitor facing role, we’d love you to talk to visitors about the work you’re doing, and the collections we have, sharing tales from the past as well as your personal experience of working here. You'll also be part of the wider team of employees and volunteers, helping to cover a variety of roles within the mansion where necessary.Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.151306IRC151306