Collections Assistants - Natural History

Role overview

This is an exciting time to join the Arts & Heritage Team team as we embark on a major capital development which will deliver a new Heritage and Arts Centre for Oldham.

We are seeking enthusiastic and committed Collections Assistants to support the development of collections and increase public access and engagement with heritage resources.

Key responsibilities
Prepare collections for conservation, relocation and accessible storage
Assist with exhibition preparation and display
Assist with the relocation of collections
Undertake documentation of museum collections
Support digitisation of collections and information to extend remote access to collections

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:
Recognised qualification or degree in relevant area of work (i.e. museum/heritage studies, archives etc.)
Experience of working in a Gallery, Museum or Heritage environment
Experience of working with museum collections including a specialism in one or more of the following areas: natural history, social history or archives.
Able to cope with a physically demanding job which includes exhibition preparation, packing and unpacking exhibitions and moving collections and equipment around sites and stores.