Details:
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28516Contract type:
Contract PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02088584422Art and Object Handler
Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts our people at the core of its success. This role is primarily based at our Collections Centre in Kidbrooke, Prince Phillip Maritime Collections Centre.
Working within the Collections Services team, the Art and Object Handler will participate in museum object collection and delivery across Royal Museums Greenwich sites and outstations and other venues in support of the Museum’s programmes. The post involves handling a variety of different types of objects, as well as installing and de-installing exhibitions across all museum sites.
Key elements of your role will involve packing and transporting a wide variety of museum collection objects - from paintings and uniforms to ship models - and installing and de-installing exhibitions in a historic environment in support of public programmes; driving Museum vehicles including a 3.5-tonne box van between Royal Museums Greenwich sites and to venues across London and the UK as required; processing and accurately recording information to ensure that object location records and related documents are correct and up to date; and using the Museum’s collections management database Mimsy XG as required to check object details.
The successful applicant will need a minimum of 2 years driving experience and be a holder of a clean driving licence with good driving skills and the ability and confidence to drive a 3.5-tonne box van. They will need to demonstrate knowledge and practical application of current health & safety practice, some practical and relevant experience in art or object handling including packing, transportation and installation, and be energetic with good manual dexterity as the post involves some heavy lifting and regular working at heights.
These are two, full time, permanent roles in Band 6 - Management and Technical Specialists. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, with an additional hour to be worked as agreed upon with management, although due to the nature of the role, some flexibility may be required. Due to insurance requirements drivers need to be 25 years of age or over.
We offer a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, a generous pension scheme, 22 days annual leave (rising to 25 days after 1 year) plus bank holidays, 30% discount in our cafés and shops, interest-free season ticket and bike loans, training opportunities and continuous performance management reviews to support personal and career development, NMDC reciprocal agreement for free admissions to other museums and galleries’ paid exhibitions, and an environment with flexible working options. For a full list of the benefits, please click here.
Salary: £28,516 per annum
We encourage you to read the attached job description before applying for this role.
Interviews have been pencilled in for w/c Monday 22 July.
Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.
We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.