Learning & Engagement Officer

Wycombe Museum; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Wycombe Museum in High Wycombe seeks a motivated individual to develop and deliver learning and engagement around our Chair Discovery Centre, connecting people of all ages with our collections and heritage stories.

The role is part-time (15 hours per week) on a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will work with the Project Curator, manage the formal education programme, train volunteers, and assist with marketing and visitor experience enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience of museum learning and engagement.
• Ability to develop resources for groups and handling collection.
• Experience piloting engagement projects

Responsibilities

• Pilot engagement around the Chair Discovery Centre and support learning programmes.
• Develop resources for groups and handling collection at the new site.
• Manage the museum’s formal education programme.
• Deliver informal learning sessions with learning volunteers.
• Work with the director to oversee learning and community projects.
• Evaluate the learning programme for continuous improvement.
• Provide ongoing support and training to learning volunteers.
• Support marketing of learning and engagement events.
• Support the duty manager during opening hours.

Skills

Museum learning

Audience engagement

Volunteer training

Job description

Are you highly motivated with a passion for developing and delivering learning and connecting local people, both young and old, to collections and heritage stories? We are looking for a lively person with experience of museum learning and engagement to pilot new engagement around our chair discovery centre and support delivery of our learning programmes.

Part-time, 15 hours per week, days to be agreed

6-month fixed term contract

Responsibilities:

• Exploring how we connect with different audiences at our Chair Discovery Centre, developing resources for groups and our handling collection at our new site.
• Working closely with the Project Curator exploring how to develop the visitor experience at the Chair Discovery Centre to maximise engagement with the collection
• Managing the museum’s formal education programme
• Developing and delivering informal learning sessions with learning volunteers
• Working with our newly redeveloped handling and loans boxes
• Working with the museum director to have oversight of learning and community projects
• Evaluating the learning programme as part of the museum’s commitment to continuous improvement
• Providing ongoing support and training to learning volunteers
• Supporting marketing of learning and engagement events
• Supporting the duty manager during opening hour