Museum Collections Assistant

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: The Collections Resources Centre, 31-33 Hayhill, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire LE12 8LD

Salary: £25,995 - £26,409 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 25.9 Hours per week, (3.5 Days a week working the later part of the week - by agreement).

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 20th April 2026

Interview Date: 5th May 2026

Are you looking to progress your career in museums in a busy and well-established local authority museum service?

Culture Leicestershire is Leicestershire County Council’s heritage, libraries, participation and learning service, our vision is to ‘Create space to spark imagination, celebrate communities and enhance wellbeing’ through access to our rich collections, staff expertise, buildings and engagement programmes.

About the Role

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic person to take up a newly created role of Collections Assistant within the Collections and Conservation team. You should have experience of, and a passion for, working with museum objects, collections and the people who use our service.

You will assist in the care and management procedures and processes of museum collections, including their documentation, integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, storage improvements and movement and location control. This will ensure their preservation for the future and to make them accessible to as wide an audience as possible through a variety of means.

You will help support and develop accessibility of the collections, focussing on care and management whilst promoting the use of the collections to as wide an audience as possible, this would include assisting with the digitisation of objects to support the electronic catalogue, public enquiries and social media.

You will support the safety and security of collections including emergency planning and salvage response, safe storage and object handling, exhibition and display installation.

All of this work is to ensure that the Museum Service is able to meet the standards expected of an Arts Council England Accredited Museum.

You will work alongside colleagues in the Collections and Conservation team, the Museum Curatorial team and our volunteers. We expect you to play a supportive role in the operation of the Museum service and the wider Culture Leicestershire services in order for us to deliver our vision of a vital, engaging and responsive heritage offer to the public.

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About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to meet all of the following:

• Have Maths and English GCSE and Level 3 qualification (2 A levels/ BTEC extended diploma/ NVQ 3)
• Proven knowledge and experience of working or volunteering with museum collections.
• Experience of museum collections care and management processes including handling, packing and moving objects.
• Knowledge of digital and social media and its applications for museum collections
• Cataloguing or documentation skills relevant to museum processes including working with electronic databases
• Be able to demonstrate attention to detail, manage your own time to achieve agreed objectives and work well within a team.
• Have a high level of interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Name: Caroline Lockwood

Telephone: 0116 3053721

Email: caroline.lockwood@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload your CV and a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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