Archives Engagement Officer

at  London Borough of Bexley

ABOUT US

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
Bexley Local Studies and Archives is looking to recruit an Archives Officer to assist with the operation of the service.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The post requires good administrative skills and involves undertaking some technical work, such as adding new materials to the collections using IT systems.
You will contribute to the creation of a local studies strategy that seeks to create community connections, engage communities with their heritage and support cohesion in Bexley.
The post requires occasional evenings and weekends when there are events such as talks. There is currently one regular event per month on Saturday day time, plus occasional other events.
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Based at Central Library, Bexleyheath, the service hosts the borough archives as well as collections of local studies materials that capture the history of Bexley.
The successful applicant be required to provide a high level of customer service, supporting users with accessing materials, undertaking research, hosting school visits and working with partners to deliver projects that highlight and celebrate Bexley’s history. They will also promote the service through social media and other channels.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact
Paul.Fisher@bexley.gov.uk.
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. 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 JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
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