Archives Assistant Apprentice - Level 3

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave scheme

Student discounts access

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts at county leisure centres

Free online health and exercise

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is offering an Archive Assistant Apprentice – Level 3 position in Derbyshire. You will work in the archive searchroom, help researchers, answer calls and emails, and assist archivists with catalogue work and social media promotion of the Record Office.

This apprenticeship welcomes applicants over 16 and encourages learning, teamwork, and attention to detail while contributing to community heritage.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including maths and English.
• You can be an apprentice at any age over 16.
• You will enjoy dealing with the public and helping people.

Responsibilities

• Work in the archive searchroom assisting researchers.
• Answer telephone and email enquiries.
• Help archivists catalogue historical records.
• Promote the Record Office on social media and assist with events.

Education

5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including maths and English

Job description

Archive Assistant Apprentice – Level 3

In our team! You’ll be joining a team that cares for the historical records of Derbyshire which include maps, photographs, oral histories and written documents that date back 900 years.

What you’ll be doing

Working in the archive searchroom, helping customers who are doing historical research

Answering telephone and email enquiries

Helping the archivists to catalogue historical records

Promoting the Record Office by posting to social media, helping with events and exhibitions.

A typical day may look like…

This job is very varied. One day you might be working in the archive searchroom helping to answer in-person questions and email enquiries. You never know what questions are going to be asked – people can be researching a person, a place or a topic, and you’re there to help them find their answers.

On another day you might be helping an archivist to catalogue an archive collection, writing on reference numbers and packaging the documents so that they can be available to researchers. Or you may be helping us to catalogue more modern, digital archives. You might also spend some time choosing interesting items that you think would work well on social media and writing the social media posts, or helping to prepare a school pack, exhibition or event.

Whatever you’re doing, there will be an experienced team around you to provide support as you learn.

What we're looking for

You can be an apprentice at any age over 16.

We’re looking for someone who will enjoy dealing with the public and helping people.

You will like working in a team but are also happy working alone.

You will be interested in history, be good at problem solving and enjoy learning new things every day.

You will be responsible. Attention to detail is very important in this job, so you will be thorough when you do a task and make sure you follow instructions.

You will be a good at communicating with different audiences, for instance helping an elderly person over the phone, writing formal emails and producing snappy social media posts.

You'll need:

• 5 GCSEs at grade C/grade 4 or above, including maths and English

If that sounds like you, we would welcome your application.

Great employee benefits

As part of Derbyshire County Council, you’ll also enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave scheme
• Access to student discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• Free online health and exercise sessions
• …and much

more!

If you are a care experience individual, you may be eligible for a care leaving bursary payment of up to £3,000 throughout the period of the apprenticeship.

You can join useful workshops to help your prepare your application and gain helpful interview skills here:

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