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Join the prestigious V&A Museum as a Retrievals Assistant, where your work supports the conservation and enjoyment of world-renowned art and design collections
Overview
Salary
£23494
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Nomad Friendly?
In-person- London United Kingdom
Expires
Expires at anytime
The V&A Museum, a global leader in art and design, invites you to become part of its mission to inspire and educate through its vast collection of over 2.8 million objects. This iconic institution celebrates creativity across ages and is dedicated to making the wonders of art, design, and performance accessible to all. As the world's foremost museum in its field, the V&A offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a legacy of cultural enrichment.
- Respond to public enquiries and manage material retrievals
- Preserve and restore library items
- Provide invigilation services within the National Art Library
- Conduct clerical and administrative support tasks
- Full-time, 5-month contract
- Experience in customer service or a library environment preferred
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Commitment to the V&A's EDI values and policies
Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, flexible working hours, exhibition tickets, discounts, and a host of wellness and professional development opportunities. The V&A prides itself on being an inclusive employer, offering a supportive environment where diversity is celebrated, and all applicants receive fair consideration.
The Role The Retrievals Assistant will play an essential part in the delivery of the departments services to the public, responding to enquiries, retrieving material, preserving and re-storing library items and providing invigilation services as required in the National Art Library. The Retrievals Assistant will principally work behind the scenes of the library. They will also undertake clerical and administrative tasks to support the delivery of services. This is a full time position for 5 months.
The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
Benefits Generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays, Flexible working, Tickets to V&A exhibitions, Subsidised staff canteen, 25% discount in V&A shops, Give as you earn scheme, Bicycle loan, Interest-free season ticket, Interest-free rental deposit loan, Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike, Wide range of training and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff diversity networks.
ED&I at The V&A At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
