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Exciting opportunity to become a Museum Technician at V&A, the world’s leading museum of art and design
Overview
Salary
£28520
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The V&A is the world’s premier museum of art and design, boasting a collection of over 2.8 million artifacts spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum is a treasure trove of the UK's national collections and offers unparalleled opportunities for the study of diverse fields from furniture to fashion to Asian art and design.
Role Summary
- Responsible for the safe handling, movement, and installation of museum objects across multiple sites
- Use of access equipment, tools, and workshop machinery
- Participate in risk assessment and follow safety procedures
- Plan and manage own tasks, and assist colleagues
- Clear and effective communication with various teams
- Ability to work comfortably at heights
Role Requirements
- Practical technical skills and expertise with relevant tools
- Proficient in managing multiple tasks
- Good IT skills, including MS Office
- Proactive, positive attitude
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Application Process Details
- A generous pension scheme
- 29 days of holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible working options
- Subsidised staff canteen and 25% discount in V&A shops
- Interest-free loans for season ticket and rental deposit
- Range of training and professional development opportunities
The Role Join the V&A as a Museum Technician, supporting the care and handling of collections across multiple sites. You will safely move, install, and maintain museum objects, use access equipment, tools, and workshop machinery, assess risks and follow safety procedures, plan your own work and assist colleagues, and communicate clearly with different teams. You will also work comfortably at height when needed.
Job requirements We are looking for someone with practical technical skills and experience with relevant tools. You should have the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, good IT skills, including MS Office, a proactive, positive attitude and strong problem-solving, and clear communication skills.
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.
Benefits We offer a generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays, flexible working, tickets to V&A exhibitions, subsidised staff canteen, 25% discount in V&A shops, a '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, and a wide range of training and professional development opportunities.
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.
