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Emerging Talent Trainee Placement - Heritage Engagement Assistant
Employer Historic England Location On site · Gateshead, UK Salary £454 per week bursary (pro rata for part-time is £227 per week) Closing date 18 May 2025
Emerging Talent Trainee Placement - Heritage Engagement Assistant
Job Description
Summary
We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.
Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as an Emerging Talent Trainee Placement - Heritage Engagement Assistant.
This is a part-time 18 hours a week, 8 week paid Emerging Talent Programme placement. You will be paid a £454 per week bursary (pro rata for part-time is £227 per week). You will be based in the project offices at St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Gateshead and the Tyne Derwent Way Hub at Dunston Staithes.
Our training placements are for young people aged 18 to 30 years old across three audiences:
Black, Asian, or ethnic minorities
Disabled people
People who are disadvantaged by their social and/or economic background or circumstances
Purpose of the Placement
The placement will assist the Heritage Engagement Officer for the Tyne Derwent Way Project with developing and delivering heritage-based community engagement projects and events.
They will support the delivery of the heritage strand of the Tyne Derwent Way Project, which is creating a 9 mile riverside corridor between Gateshead and Gibside, linking local people with their heritage, culture and nature-rich green space. The placement will assist the HE funded Heritage Engagement Officer and the rest of the Tyne Derwent Way delivery team to deliver engagement and active participation events to a diverse community, providing bespoke heritage events and ensuring that heritage is included in the wider project programme.
Working closely with the Engagement Officer and Project Manager, the placement will help to develop resource and promotional materials, assist with the delivery of events and work closely with community volunteers to become involved in the care of their local heritage. The role involves some work with children and young adults, so a basic DBS check is required.
What you will be doing
Assist with developing and delivering engagement and educational activities along the Tyne Derwent Way.
Help to plan, organise and develop heritage activities, infusing local flavour into cultural events.
Work with team members, volunteers and heritage groups to ensure heritage is effectively woven into wider project work.
Help with volunteers to create a community of heritage champions.
Assist with investigating existing resources from earlier projects and bring it to new audiences.
Events and meetings
We will be hosting a Welcome Event for all Emerging Talent Placements in our London office on 24 July 2025.
The programme of events are on-going, and will be further developed over the next few months. They include the Telling Tales audio trail, open days and events at Dunston Staithes scheduled monument, guided walks and activities for children and young families.
Behaviours we are looking for:
Connecting- you enjoy establishing relationships, seeking to support and help others
Discovery -You love finding out new things and developing yourself
Adaptable– You can find the best fit for your needs and can change your workflow to meet demands
Spotlight- You love capturing people’s interest and attention
Target Start Date: July 2025
Why complete a placement with Historic England
Our placements will enable you to gain valuable hands-on experience of working in the heritage sector, developing skills to enable you to take the next steps in your career.
Once you have completed your Emerging Talent Placement you will be eligible to apply for a 6 month Step-Up placement. These are paid training roles, based within a team for six months full time (part time will be considered). They are specifically targeted for people who have undertaken one of our Emerging Talent Placements over the summer, either this year, or in a previous year.
These placements are designed to give you that “step up” into a longer paid work in the heritage sector.
They will also help you develop your essential skills, improving your employability.
Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email atEmergingTalent@HistoricEngland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.
How to Apply:
At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.
To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.
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