Archives Assistant - Bromley, United Kingdom - GLL

GLL

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Bromley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

GLL is looking for an Archives Assistant to work at Bromley Historic Collections at Bromley Central Library (Up to 36 hours a week) We will consider part time options.

If you have the skills and ambition to join us as an Archive Assistant, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

This is more than an Archive Assistant job, it's a career.

With community at the heart of everything we do, as an Archive Assistant, you'll ensure that every visitor to the Search Room is welcomed into a clean, safe and attractive environment with facilities that keep them wanting to return.

As a key frontline member of staff, as an Archives Assistant, you'll adapt to, and acknowledge, the diversity of our visitors and what they aim to get out of their visit as well as helping them to discover our wide range of resources and services.

Archive Assistants should have a passion for local history, as well as community engagement, this will be apparent as you help people do everything from discovering the history of their homes, to tracking their ancestry from our records and even helping with academic study and publications.

What you'll do:

Provide and promote the archive service
Invigilate the search room and assist with events and activities
Assist with local studies, stock maintenance and presentation

As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.

What you need:

Experience in a heritage, library or research environment
Strong customer service focus and communication skills
Knowledge of IT and archive management systems
Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
Administration skills and ability to organise your own work loads

As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

From £24,684.50 per annum (Based on 36 hours a week)
A Values driven organisation
Learning & development to support career development
Good Pension schemes
Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
A permanent position
Industry leading rates of pay
Opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Health assurance
Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy A Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
Ride to work scheme
Free eye tests and discounted glasses

**Closing Date: 8 July 2024