Imagine a post has been advertised, it reads as follows;
This post is for 30 hours per week. The wage offered is approx. £15,000 gross, this is annualised – a wage for 11 months per year paid over 12 months as the organisation is closed for one month at the beginning of the year.
The responsibilities of the post are;
Interpretation & Learning: researching, devising and implementing informal learning activities in line with the organisation’s interpretation plan, assisting in developing new methods of visitor interpretation, developing links with the local community, developing and delivering formal learning activities, organising CPD events for teachers and other educational staff on the organisation’s learning offer, supervising student placements and volunteers, representing the learning department at meetings and conferences, developing holiday activities, delivering interpretation for visiting public, preparation of education rooms and handling collection, to assist in preparation for various events, maintain accurate inventories of resources.
Visitor Services: wearing appropriate dress including period costume, assisting visitors with enquires, patrol galleries, participate in special events both on and off-site for promotional purposes, to assist in covering reception/ shop, to ensure safety precautions are taken in all areas.
General Accountabilities: maintain personal & professional development to meet changing demands, to encourage and support other staff in their development & training, to undertake such others duties and/or out of hours work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of the job, to work at other sites as required, to perform official errands as required.
The advertiser would like applicants with significant experience of work with children and young people, of developing & delivering formal and informal learning activities, experience of completing risk assessments, experience of using museum collections for lifelong learning, experience of creating resources, awareness of health & safety procedures, front of house experience, an understanding of the national curriculum and how to apply it, ability to think creatively and offer new interpretation methods, ability to engage and motivate, flexible and adaptable nature,v postivie attitude to provision of services to a broad range of people, is reliable, is enthusiastic, is creative and innovative, has level 4 qualification in history or related, has a post-graduate qualification, access to their own vehicle.
Given this information would you consider the terms stated at the beginning fair to the level of responsibility and duties, plus the type of person expected for the role? I would appreciate your comments.
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