Museum Assistant – Methil Heritage Centre

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Methil; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

Local government pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Training for professional development

Employee discount scheme

Job summary

OnFife is seeking a Museum Assistant for Methil Heritage Centre. This fixed-term role runs until 31 March 2027, working 22 hours per week with pattern including Wednesday to Saturday slots. You will deliver friendly customer service, guide visitors, and help promote local history and events.

You should enjoy working with the public in a museum setting and bring strong numeracy, literacy and administrative skills to support day-to-day operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to numeracy, literacy and administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service at Methil Heritage Centre.
• Ensure visitors have a memorable and welcoming experience.
• Promote venue activities and events to diverse audiences.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Administration

Public interaction

Job description

Museum Assistant – Methil Heritage Centre

Contract Type: Fixed Term until End of March 2027

Grade: FC3

Salary: £25,604.23 – £26,786.83

Hours: 22hours per week

Location: Methil Heritage Centre

Job Reference: ON000632

We are OnFife and we know how valuable creativity is to our communities. Whether we’re helping people learn or making them laugh – we’re here to bring people together and make them feel good. Our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places – from historic buildings to mobile libraries, award-winning new destinations to much-loved community hubs. Museums, theatres, galleries, libraries, and archives – we offer them all. We’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

We’re a Real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. We have a dedicated training scheme offering professional development opportunities and you can also access our employee discount scheme which offers local and national savings and a range of employee benefits.

The Role

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

You can view the full job spec here

About You

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.

The closing date for applications is 12noon on Thursday 17 September 2026

Interviews will take place on Thursday 1 October at Kirkcaldy Galleries.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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