Collections Assistant - Warwick, United Kingdom - Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire County Council

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Collections Assistant - Unlocking Collections Project

Up to 18 months, Fixed Term contract, Grade G (SCP £24,496 - £26,845 pro rata

Working days/hours are flexible, ideally hours per week
About the Unlocking Collections project

Funded by Arts Council England, the

Unlocking Collections:

Warwickshire Museum project aims to understand the 19th century Founding Collection of the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society at Warwickshire Museum the people that created the collections and why they collected, to discover the stories of individuals from the Society and biographies of individual objects.

The starting point for the project is to research and catalogue the Collection, identifying new stories and hidden histories behind the objects and who collected.

This will inform a community co-curation project, led by a specialist Engagement Officer, to develop new ways of working collaboratively with volunteers, visitors and participants.

We hope to deepen visitors' understanding of this collection, how people collected in the past and how Warwickshire Museum Service collects now.

The process of creating a new approach to co-curation will use the research into the founding collection to explore how and why people collect today - the what and the why, to focus on individuals to develop a narrative for public engagement within the First Museum gallery of at the Market Hall Museum.

The Collections Assistant Role

As Collections Assistant, you will be working with the Collections team to initiate and deliver research, documentation and collections care linked to the founding collection of Warwickshire Museum.

You will be expected to have a good understanding of;

Documentation of the collections (to include primarily geology, natural history and archaeology, with some social history and ethnography) and associated data
Research into collections provenance, ownership and associated narratives with special reference to geology, archaeology and natural history
Targeted digitisation of the Founding Collections
Maintaining best practice in collections care undertaking basic condition checking and elements of pest management, improving storage of the identified collections, where appropriate
Supervision of volunteers and establishment of voluntary work programmes
Assisting with the creation of displays, exhibitions and webbased resources

The post-holder is expected to be familiar with and to abide by the Museums Association Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics

The role will be line managed by Richard Lewis, Delivery Lead (Collections and Development), with day-to-day reporting to the Curator of Natural Sciences and Curator of Human History.

About Heritage and Culture Warwickshire

Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) provide a wide range of services that help local communities and visitors to connect and engage with their local heritage.

We safeguard Warwickshire's archives, history and natural sciences, protect its historic and natural environment and provide high quality arts and cultural opportunities and lifelong learning for everyone in the County and beyond.

Heritage and Culture Warwickshire has several sites based in and around Warwick; Market Hall Museum, St Johns House, Warwickshire County Record Office and the Warwickshire Museum Collections Centre.

We are a countywide service and working with partners from within and outside Warwickshire County Council offer outreach services to local communities.

Interviews

Interviews are on Wednesday 20th September 2023, at Market Hall Museum, Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please click the link here.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

These are the benefits we offer including agile working, enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, and a generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.