Gallery Attendant (Scale 1A) - Leisure

Gallery Attendant

Lisburn

Temporary

The Client: Local Public body based in Lisburn, serving local residents.

The Role:

Gallery Attendants present the education programme through guiding visitors through tours of exhibitions and providing workshops. An important part of this role is to ensure the safety, security and cleanliness of designated areas at the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum. Duties involve assisting in the delivery of education services by participating in outreach and promotional programmes and special events, including the taking of photographs. The post holder will be required to do some work out of hours on a rota basis which may involve some lone working.

The post holder will undertake additional duties relevant to the role as determined including the interchange / rota of Front of House (Reception and Shop) duties and to cover for sickness leave, annual leave and staff shortage.

Hours of work: 18.5 hours per week

Requirements:

It is essential that applicants have a minimum of:

QUALIFICATIONS

• - Five GCSE passes, grade A-C, NVQ level 2 or equivalent. One of these MUST be in a history, science or arts related subject or a subject related to working in a customer care or heritage environment.

EXPERIENCE

• - A minimum of three years' experience in one or more of the following:

• Work as a gallery assistant in a museum, historic building or other heritage facility
• Work with the public in an arts, history, science crafts or community environment
• Work in a customer care environment
• Work with school children or vulnerable adults

Where applicants do not hold the qualifications as outlined in 1.1 above, they must demonstrate a minimum of one year's experience at 1.1 above

• - It is essential that applicants hold a full (i.e. not provisional) and current UK driving licence and access to a car or * have access to a means of transport which would enable the applicant to carry out the duties of the post. *

*Applies only to applicants who have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act.

Rate of Pay: £12.45

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