[US Jobs Vacancies] Portsmouth City Council is looking for a Cumberland House Natural History Museum Development Officer

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a Cumberland House Natural History Museum Development Officer'




Portsmouth City Council
Cumberland House Natural History Museum
Development Officer - temporary for 1 year

Ref no: 1068

Salary: 26,276 - 28,636 p.a. pro rata if less than 37 hours per
week 37 hours worked over 5 days: Tuesday to Saturday Or 30 hours worked
over 4 days Tuesday to Friday





Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting
the welfare of vulnerable adults, children, and young people, and
expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.





The Service The Museums & Records Service (MRS) is responsible for
the care of the citys archive and museum collections comprising some
1,000,000 items that document the history and culture of the city and
for making them accessible to both residents and visitors. We operate 6
museums including the D-Day Museum, Southsea Castle and Charles
Dickens Birthplace. A range of audience development initiatives helps
to ensure that people from communities across the city benefit from the
collections we hold. Cumberland House is Portsmouths Natural History
Museum. Situated close to the beach and Canoe Lake, it attracts some
50,000 visits per annum and is extremely popular with families with
young children. The main attraction is a small Butterfly House. The
museum requires some tlc and input from a natural history enthusiast
with energy and vision - hence the need for this new post.





What is the role? This post will bring a new energy and dynamism to
the museum. We are looking for someone to enhance the offer at the
museum for families and other audiences through events, hands-on
activities and new displays delivered with the support of volunteers. We
see the museum as a hub for natural history / wildlife related activity
in the city and expect the post to work in partnership with other
organisations to achieve this (community as well as council, including
colleagues responsible for the citys wildlife areas and the Friends of
Cumberland House).

The post holder will have knowledge of and enthusiasm for the natural
world and an ability to share it with others. Due to current tight
staffing the post will need to be able to operate the museum on a day to
day basis being responsible for Health and Safety, Security, Cash
Handling etc and will form part of the frontline team as needed
(especially during the summer season, April to September). The post will
be responsible for two members of front-of-house staff and although
working to the Museums, Archives and Visitor Services Manager, will have
a close working relationship with the Visitor Services Manager.


The post will be based at Cumberland House.

Closing time/date, 17:00, on the 15th of April 2013


Interviews to held on 23rd of April 2013

Applications received after this may not be considered.





For information on how to apply please go to

http://www.jobsatportsmouth.co.uk/job_details.aspx?jid=3633







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