Job Description
Salary £23,114 – £23,893 Per Annum | Permanent, Part Time, 19 hours per week | Pro RataPay Award PendingInternational Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship Lancashire Archives is an accredited archive service based in Preston, which looks after millions of historic documents – from medieval parchment charters to digital images of everyday life during the COVID pandemic - that together help tell our county's story over the last 900 years. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic archive assistant who will help take care of and provide access to our wonderful collections.About the roleAre you: fascinated by history? someone who enjoys working as part of a team to help customers? able to handle irreplaceable archives with care? If so we have an ideal opportunity for you.As an archive assistant in the Lancashire Archives team, you will be helping to provide a high-quality archive service for Lancashire. Your work will include: welcoming customers and volunteers to our public searchroom and supporting them during their visit; responding to written, telephone and face to face enquiries from customers about our collections and the service we offer; using our collections management database to find information about our collections; taking part in outreach activities; supporting other Lancashire Archives teams deliver a range of services; producing archives from our strongrooms and returning them after use (we have 8 strongrooms containing a total of 10 miles of shelving); taking care of unique historical material. You will: be able to deliver a customer- focussed service have excellent communication and digital skills be able to work in a team and also with limited supervision be able to lift and carry This is a permanent post based at Lancashire Archives in Preston. The hours are 19 per week, working pattern will be 11am – 3pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and 9am – 5pm Friday.Please ensure you upload a supporting statement, with examples of how you meet the criteria for the role. Details about the role and the criteria can be found on the attached job description and person specification. If you would like an informal discussion about the post or any further information please contact John Rogan or Kathryn Newman on 01772 533039.We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.