Job Description: We're looking for a Collections & House Officer to join our friendly team at Coughton Court. Job Responsibilities: Relevant training in the construction and use of tower scaffold and awareness of compliance procedures will be an advantage as you will lead on the use of equipment for the movement and conservation of collections. You'll initiate ways to share your knowledge and build on our visitor engagement to highlight our collection, particularly regarding conservation. Being part of the Collections and House Team often involves working at height and the movement of major works of art. Reporting to the Senior Collections& House Officer, you will be supervising a dynamic team of Collections Assistants on a day-to-day basis and managing Collection Volunteers. You must be able to contribute to site-wide duty management on rota basis. Ensuring great collection care and management, you will set examples of good practice through your experience and training in IPM, light / environmental monitoring and recordkeeping. You'll be helping to develop and maintain a well-integrated Collections and House Team and supporting the day-to-day house opening and practical implementation of conservation cleaning regimes in line with NT high standards of presentation. Job Requirements: Qualification & Experience: Experience of supervising volunteers supporting them to work at their best and balancing their needs with operational requirements. Understanding of relevant compliance, health and safety and emergency procedures. Advocate of great conservation and engagement with a keen interest in history, historic properties and conservation of their collections Good manual dexterity and eye-to-hand skills and ability to work from ladders and tower scaffold Experience of working with and supervising contractors. Able to take initiative to resolve operational issues and confident working in unsupervised settings Evidence of supervisory skills Clear and confident communicator. Experience of collections management and preventive conservation in a historic house setting or similar, with an awareness of Museum Accreditation standards Great team player with excellent people skills and able to build and maintain strong relationships. Job Details: Company: National Trust Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Cardiff, GB Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here 247jobseeker.com
