Museum Assistant – Methil Heritage Centre

Creative Scotland; Methil; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

OnFife is seeking a Museum Assistant to join the team at Methil Heritage Centre on a fixed-term basis until March 2027, 22 hours per week. You will help ensure every visitor has a memorable experience and deliver excellent customer service in a community museum.

The role pattern is Wednesday to Saturday with specific hours; flexibility is essential to meet business needs. You should have customer service experience, good communication and administration skills, and an interest in local history.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service and working with the public.
• Strong communication and administration skills.
• An interest in museums and local history.

Responsibilities

• Ensure visitors have a memorable visit and provide excellent service.
• Assist in day-to-day museum operations and desk duties.
• Support venue promotion and events to the local community.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Administration

Job description

OnFife

Deadline: 17 September 2026 at 12:00

We have an exciting opportunity for a Museum Assistant to join our team at Methil Heritage Centre.

This is a fixed term post until end of March 2027, working 22 hours per week.

• Contract Type: Fixed Term until End of March 2027
• Grade: FC3
• Salary: £25,604.23 – £26,786.83 (FTE 0.6111)
• Hours: 22 hours per week
• Location: Methil Heritage Centre

We have an exciting opportunity for a Museum Assistant to join our team at Methil Heritage Centre. This is a fixed term post until end of March 2027, working 22 hours per week. You'll ensure that every visitor to Methil Heritage Centre has a memorable visit. You will provide exceptional customer service within Methil Heritage Centre. This friendly community museum celebrates the people, industry and everyday life of Levenmouth and offers a warm welcome to visitors from the local area and further afield.

The position is for 22 hours per week. The working hours are expected to be in line with the following pattern, but flexibility is essential to meet the needs of the business.

• Wednesday 10.30 – 17.00
• Thursday 10.30 – 17.00
• Friday 10.30 – 17.00
• Saturday 12.30 – 16.30

This role will suit someone who enjoys working in customer service and interacting with the public in a museum environment. You'll be a friendly, outgoing and motivated individual with customer service experience, good communication skills and a keen interest in museums and local history.

You’ll ideally come from a visitor/customer service background, but it’ll be your enthusiasm for helping others and devotion to customer care that makes you really stand out. Naturally good with people, you'll be able to put customers of all ages and backgrounds at ease, whilst helping to promote the venue, its activities and events.

Your passion for history, culture and community engagement will be apparent. You will be organised, efficient and thrive on variety. It goes without saying you'll need excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills, but you'll also need excellent administration skills, and the processes involved with ensuring the security and operation of the venue.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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The deadline is Thursday 17 September 2026 at 12:00.