Archives Assistant - Public Service & Digitisation

University of Huddersfield; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Heritage Quay, the University of Huddersfield's award-winning archives and records management service, invites applications for an Archives Assistant. This part-time role (0.5 FTE) is based at Heritage Quay and reports to the Archivist (Public Service).

You will support staff, students and the public, and undertake basic collections management tasks. Working pattern is Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-5pm, and Thursday, 9am-12:42pm.

Qualifications

• Experience in an archive service or comparable heritage setting.
• Experience in a busy customer-facing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good IT skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Answer enquiries and provide support to customers accessing the collections.
• Facilitate access to analogue and digital collections in the research room or via online appointment.
• Retrieve and return materials; assist with housekeeping and basic preservation tasks.
• Process and catalogue collections; undertake reprographics orders and digitisation.
• Assist with social media and occasional outreach activities and events.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

Level 3 qualification

Two A Levels

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Heritage Quay, the University of Huddersfield's award-winning archives and records management service, invites applications for an Archives Assistant. This part-time role (0.5 FTE) is based at Heritage Quay and reports to the Archivist (Public Service).

You will support staff, students and the public, and undertake basic collections management tasks. Working pattern is Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-5pm, and Thursday, 9am-12:42pm.