Casual Museum Assistant (Education and Outreach)

Lancaster City Council; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in the United Kingdom is looking for enthusiastic individuals to support education and outreach activities, including running sessions and events. The ideal candidates will have experience with children and excellent communication skills. This role offers flexible hours and is based at the City Museums.

Qualifications

• Experience working with groups of children in an education/learning setting.
• Excited about engagement and sharing information in a fun way.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with setting up and running educational sessions and public events.
• Support outreach work in schools and community settings.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience working with groups of children

Reliability and flexibility

Job description

The Role

We are looking for two enthusiastic individuals to support our education and outreach activities. You will help deliver sessions and events for schools, families, and community groups, ensuring a welcoming experience for all visitors.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with setting up and running educational sessions and public events
• Support outreach work in schools and community settings
• Provide excellent customer service

About you

• Experience working with groups of children in an education/learning setting
• Be excited about engagement and sharing information in a fun and friendly way.
• Reliable, and very flexible (must be able to cover a minimum of four activities a month)
• Excellent communication skills

Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Hours will be offered on a casual basis, which may include some evening and weekend work. The roles are based at the City Museums.

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.

Interview date: TBC