Archive Collections Assistant

Role Responsibility

Have you got good interpersonal skills, an interest in history, a commitment to public service, and the ability to handle fragile items safely and sensitively? The Kent Archives and Local History Service, which looks after and facilitates access to its collections of books and documents dating back to 699 A.D., has a vacancy in its front of house team at the Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone.

The Archive Collections Assistants are responsible for producing documents and rare books from the strongrooms, as well as staffing the search room desk as the first point of contact for visitors there. Here they issue documents and receive them back, oversee the operation of the room and answer initial questions from members of the public.

Candidates for the post should be able to work with alphanumeric systems accurately, lift heavy boxes and volumes, and handle delicate items with care and sensitivity. They should be at ease in conversing with the public and answering emails about bookings.

The hours are 37 per week, worked at the Kent History and Library Centre. They include some Saturday working on a rota basis.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

This post is subject to a basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

Mark Bateson

Email: mark.bateson@kent.gov.uk

Telephone: 03000 414852 or 0754 0642747

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.