We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as an Archive and Heritage Officer in St Helens Library and Archive Services
St Helens Borough Council is seeking someone with proven Archival experience to fulfil the role of Archive and Heritage Officer
This is an opportunity for you to join a nationally renowned, Accredited Archive Service that provides a quality and diverse range of services for its customers.
As Archive and Heritage Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the remaining 12 months of the 2 year NLHF Creative Underground project
Following the completion of the Project, the successful candidate will assist with cataloguing both physical and born digital archive deposits to optimise their discoverability, and accessibility using appropriate software.
Assist with the organisation and promotion of events and activities. Provide content for websites and social media and website to widen access and engagement with the collections and be responsible for the management, supervision, organisation and deployment of staff, and volunteers, including undertaking appraisals, managing absence, performance and conduct as required.
Support the development of funding bids to promote, enhance, restore or explore the borough’s heritage.
Candidates will need to demonstrate:
• Previous experience of managing heritage projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Budget management experience
Successful candidates may be required to work at any Library Service point across the Borough at service need.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at victoriabrokenshire@sthelens.gov.uk
Thank you for your interest in working for us.
If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
