Dear all
I would be grateful if you could bring this
opportunity to the attention of anyone you feel may be interested. Please
note we will be appointing two candidates this year.
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Libraries, Heritage and Trading Standards
Temporary Archives Assistant/Receptionist
(37 hours per week)
County Record Office, Warwick
Fixed term contract: 1st September
2008 - 31st August 2009
Band D £13,336 - £14,482 per annum
Are you interested in a career in Archives?
We are looking for two graduates wishing
to gain relevant work experience prior to taking a post-graduate qualification
in Archive Administration.
The County Record Office looks after Warwickshire’s
historic archives, with records dating back to the 12th century.
Our busy public service welcomes two hundred or so visitors per week,
helping family and local historians with their research.
This post is one of several which make up
the Record Office’s Public Service team. We are looking for two
archive assistants with good communication skills and a commitment to delivering
a high quality public service. You will work on a rota basis as a
receptionist, a document production assistant, and help our visitors to
use the public computers.
You will need to have a level of physical
fitness to enable you to lift and carry documents on a daily basis from
the strongrooms around the weight of 10kg.
The normal working week will be Monday to
Friday. However, the successful applicants will be expected to work
some Saturdays from 8.45 – 12.45 (enhanced pay), taking time off in lieu
on a Monday.
For an informal discussion please contact
either Rosalind Green, Principal Archives Assistant on 01926 738955 or
Rob Eyre, Senior Archivist (Access & Promotion) on 01926 738954.
For a recruitment pack and further details,
please contact Mary Wilson at Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory
Park, Cape Road, Warwick
CV34 4JS. Tel: 01926 738951. email:
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Or download application form from: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/jobs/
Closing Date: 3rd July 2008
Interview Date: 22nd July 2008
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice