Assistant Curator – British Schools Museum

Do you want to help an innovative museum thrust forward to new heights?

Are you looking for a role that will challenge and develop you?

Do you love the possibility of helping a community-based museum engage with new audiences, while enhancing the customer experience and providing a meaningful volunteering offer?

Then the British Schools Museum is you!

The British Schools Museum (Hitchin, Hertfordshire) offers the space for people to explore and learn. Our staff and volunteers ensure that all visitors have a wonderful time as they find out about the history of education, take part in our experience days, or browse items at our Craft Fairs. We have a rolling events programme to suit everyone’s interests, such as: regular Victorians Live! days, the Hitchin Children’s Book Festival, the Haunted Headmaster’s House at Halloween, and the Winter Wonderland at Christmas.

You will join a dedicated team of 150 volunteers and 2 other paid staff (including a Curator Manager, your line manager). Bringing good experience of working/volunteering in the museum sector, you will be able to manage the collections as well as deliver events. As a learning organisation, the Board will offer the support and opportunity to develop, including participation on a bespoke Institute of Leadership and Management run by the museum. This will suit someone who is willing to learn, able to work with diverse groups of people, and who is really wants to make a difference to customers’ experiences.

The museum is a fun place to work and, historically, plays an important role in the history of universal education: the Grade II/II*-listed buildings include the last remaining Monitorial schoolroom in the world, created by our founder, Joseph Lancaster.

We are currently open to general visitors Fridays-Sunday, 10.00-16.00, except during event periods where these hours are extended. Additionally, we welcome over 80 schools each year, offering them unrivalled immersive learning experiences. School holidays provide opportunities for informal learning for families and other audiences.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Deadline: 12noon Thursday 18 November 2021

Interviews: Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 November 2021

Please send your CV and covering letter to the Curator Manager E: [email protected], referring to the Job Description and Person Specification when stating why you are the best person for the role, and whether you have a preferred interview date.