Position Overview & Specifications
Northumberland Archives is looking to recruit an Archives Assistant to join our team of six Archives Assistants to support the work of a busy County Archive Service across a range of our activities. You will be expected to welcome visitors to our public searchrooms and provide advice and guidance to users. In addition, Archives Assistants provide support across the range of our activities - collections management, digitisation, education, outreach and research. A knowledge of family and local history would be an advantage. The post is based at Northumberland Archives, Woodhorn, Ashington, Northumberland, but the postholder will be expected to spend regular rostered time in the newly created Archives space at County Hall, Morpeth and work at other sites as required.
The postholder will be a frontline representative of Northumberland Archives and must have excellent customer care skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team and have a flexible approach to work.
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
26 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays (rising to 31 after 5 years of service)(pro-rata for part-time employees)
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexi scheme applicable to majority of roles
Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
A commitment to work-life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, part-year working, and compressed hours
Car Leasing Scheme
Please visit: https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/About/Working-for-Northumberland-County-Council.aspx for more information regarding our benefits.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.