Hours: 16.5 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Service Area: Victoria Art Gallery, Heritage Services
Department: Sustainable Communities
Would you like to provide high level administration support to the Victoria Art Gallery at one of the most exciting times in our history? In this role you will help shape the future of the Art Gallery and collections and play an important role in delivering a range of exciting exhibitions, projects and events.
Your role will include:
Reporting to the Senior Curator, this role will be varied, interesting and fast-paced giving the post holder exposure to a wide range of activities in the visual arts.
Your main place of work will be The Victoria Art Gallery, Bath with hybrid working offered.
Why Heritage Services?
Heritage Services is the team within the council that operates some of the most significant heritage attractions in the country. These include the world famous Roman Baths, Victoria Art Gallery and Bath Record Office. We are currently in the midst of a major new development to create a new Fashion Museum in Bath. Find out more here: https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/sites/www.we-romanbaths.co.uk/files/2022-10/BA435%20Heritage%20Services%20Annual%20Review_Final.pdf
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Nathalie Levi. on Nathalie_Levi@bathnes.gov.uk
Why B&NES Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:
To apply
Please use the online application facility. For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.
Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.
We are unable to sponsor candidates for this role under the Home Office Tier 2 points-based system (skilled worker route), therefore you must be able to obtain and provide your own right to work in the UK’. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to bring your right to work documents with you to your interview so they can be copied and verified at that stage.
As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Interview Date: 10th May 2023
Safeguarding Statement:
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
As this post involves working within one of these groups, we will require a Disclosure & Barring Service check and/or subscription to the DBS online service. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.