TRAINEE ARCHIVIST (F.O.G.A.)

Date: 2 Jun 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Trainee Archivist (Friends of Gloucestershire Archives)
• Job Location: Gloucestershire Archives at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub
• Salary: £24,404 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Fixed
• Duration: 12 months
• Closing Date: 29/06/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 11641
• This post is not open to job share

ABOUT US

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service pro rata
• An option to purchase up to 5 days of additional leave per year (dependant on business need)
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance service that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees available 24 hours a day online and by telephone
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) Network and the Young Employees Network

We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Archivist to join us at Gloucestershire Archives to help staff in the key areas of our service while learning core professional skills. This post is a fixed term contract for 12 months, as it is designed to fulfil the requirements of the postgraduate archive training courses who ask for pre-qualification experience of working within an archive repository.