Collections Conservation Assistant (North London)

The Collections Conservation team is responsible for the professional care and conservation of historic artefacts, interiors and wall paintings in the care of English Heritage. You will assist with delivering the care and conservation of our historic collections in London, so they can continue to play a key role in bringing history to life.

You will work closely with the Collections Conservator - London, as well as the Historic Properties teams at sites. You will be responsible for conservation cleaning of historic artefacts and interiors, including planning and completion of conservation cleaning schedules for historic interiors, collections and stores at Kenwood, Chiswick and Marble Hill Houses. You will also be responsible for maintenance of environmental monitoring and control equipment and other aspects of preventive conservation. You will provide training and support to site staff and volunteers relating to preventive conservation and provide on-going support through visits, email and over the phone.

We would like you to have experience of undertaking conservation housekeeping work for historic house collections and historic environments and an awareness of other preventive conservation and collection care activities in historic house or museum settings.

This post will require flexibility to adapt to new challenges as well as confidence working at height. Being comfortable working both independently as well as in a team and the ability to think on your feet are essential.

This post will be based at Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, London, NW3 7JR with regular travel to Chiswick House and Marble Hill, typically three days at Kenwood with one at each Chiswick House and Marble Hill per week.

Interviews will take place at Kenwood House on the week commencing 12th June.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 31 May.

We would be delighted to hear from you, if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Rebecca Bennett, Collections Conservator, on Rebecca.Bennett@english-heritage.org.uk.

Everyone is welcome at English Heritage and we are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining English Heritage, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story.

You can find out more about us and what we do here, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/ here. Meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/working-at-historic-places/.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our sites a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector;
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you another adult and up to 6 children (under 18 in the family group)
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes;
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to buy additional leave
• Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
• Flexible hours

Interviews will be held on week commencing 12th June at Kenwood House, Hampstead, London.