Job of Temporary Museum Assistant

 Hours: 10 hours to be worked ideally on Thursdays and Fridays (times
negotiable) for 6 months to start as soon as possible after Easter.

 Salary range



£6.00 - £7.00 per hour depending on experience.

 Report to: Museum Officer Responsible for: volunteers

 Purpose of job

 To be responsible for new acquisitions and the cataloguing and care of The
 Galleries' museum collections in order to free up the Museum Officer's time to
 work on design issues.

 Specific duties include:

     1.. To undertake the collection and acceptance of new items connected with
 appeals and other donations according to The Galleries Acquisition and Disposal
 Policy.
     2.. To undertake the cataloguing, accessioning and numbering of donations
 and loans.
     3.. To accomplish the reorganisation of the store with volunteers
     4.. To regularly download and back up the environmental data in the store
     and monitor conditions.
     5.. To ensure regular checking of insect traps
     6.. To participate in the cleaning of the store
     7.. To supervise volunteers working on the collection
     8.. To undertake other appropriate tasks as required by the Museum Officer
 Additional information

 The job may include collecting from donors' houses, so own transport would be
 an advantage but not essential.

 Person Specification

 We are looking for a motivated, hard working and organised individual who has
 had at least a year's previous experience of cataloguing and care of
 collections whether in a paid or voluntary capacity.

 You will also need to:

     a.. have Initiative
     a.. be able to work on your own
     b.. be computer literate
     a.. experience of supervising volunteers an advantage
 Apply by letter outlining your suitability for the post and enclosing a CV
with the names, addresses and phone numbers of 2 referees to Amanda Devonshire,
The Galleries, Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 1JF, tel. 01483 725517 or email
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 Posted on behalf of The Galleries by

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 Pat Reynolds
 Museums Development Officer
 Surrey Museums Consultative Committee   - a service jointly funded by the
 county, district and borough councils
 Email: [log in to unmask]
 Phone: +44 1483 594624 fax +44 1483 594595