Adoption Records Archivist - Part-Time, Flexible Hours

Reading Borough Council; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Flexible working

On-site nursery

Season ticket loan

Car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Reading Borough Council is seeking an Adoption Records Officer to join the Records Management Unit at 19 Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX. This part-time role (7.4 hours per week) focuses on safeguarding and managing a historic collection of adoption and children's records, ensuring long-term preservation, security and accessible records for social workers and agencies.

The candidate will have experience in archive research, records management and working with historical collections, with strong

Qualifications

• Experience with archive research, records management and historical collections.
• Experience creating and maintaining catalogues, indexes or metadata.
• Knowledge of records management principles and legislation (GDPR, FOI, information governance).
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Confident using databases and advanced MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage and preserve a unique collection of adoption and children's social care records.
• Process new deposits of records and maintain accurate database information.
• Coordinate access requests from social workers and statutory organisations.
• Advise colleagues on records management procedures and legislation.
• Maintain records retention schedules and procedures.
• Produce management information and respond to FOI requests.
• Support ongoing preservation and digitisation of the collection.

Skills

Archive research

Records management

Historical collections

Catalogue management

Metadata

GDPR

Communication

Tools

PowerApps

Job description

Reading Borough Council is seeking an Adoption Records Officer to join the Records Management Unit at 19 Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX. This part-time role (7.4 hours per week) focuses on safeguarding and managing a historic collection of adoption and children's records, ensuring long-term preservation, security and accessible records for social workers and agencies.

The candidate will have experience in archive research, records management and working with historical collections, with strong