Conservation Technician – Conservation and Collection Care Hampton Court Palace
Maternity Cover (full time 6 months with possible extension) Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House Whitehall, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Across these six sites we care for thousands of historic objects, many of them in their original royal setting. You'll have a real interest in our history, in the buildings and their contents and be willing to help conserve them to the standard they deserve: the best. That’s where our Conservation and Collection Care, Collections Management (CCC-CM) department comes in. Our job is to help everyone to explore the story of how monarchs and people have shaped society, in some of the greatest palaces ever built. Responsible for the treatment and care of the historic collections and decorative features across all of our palaces, the CCC-CM team comprises preventive and treatment conservators together with conservation scientists and collections and information managers. Join them and you’ll play a key role in running our highly professional technical service. Chiefly, we’ll look to you to: perform yarn and fabric dyeing to exacting standards for use in conservation treatments prepare conservation support materials for a wide range of textile treatments, laboratory work and preventive conservation operations Cost-effectively manage budgets for conservation materials, laboratory supplies, and equipment servicing and laundry contracts. Educated to A level standard, you’ll need to have good understanding of the chemistry involved in the dyeing process and be able to demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. Although based at Hampton Court Palace you may be required to work at our other sites and must be comfortable working at heights Pay Range: £22,860.00 Closing date: 24th April 2017 Find out more and apply by visiting www.hrp.org.uk/recruitment Historic Royal Palaces is an equal opportunities employer and truly values a diverse workforce. Applications are welcome from candidates regardless of their background. Jo Wilson Business Supervisor Conservation and Collection Care Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle. We help everyone explore the story of how monarchs and people have shaped society, in some of the greatest palaces ever built. We raise all our own funds and depend on the support of our visitors, members, donors, sponsors and volunteers. ********************************************************************** This email is confidential and intended exclusively for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Historic Royal Palaces or Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Ltd. If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this e-mail or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender and then delete the message and any attachments from your system. This message has been checked before being sent for all known viruses by Sophos AntiVirus software. However please note that no responsibility for viruses is taken and it is your responsibility to scan this message and any attachments. Historic Royal Palaces and Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Limited reserve the right to monitor e-mails in accordance with the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Historic Royal Palaces is a registered charity (No 1068852), correspondence details, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Ltd, a company registered in England (No 3418583) registered office Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
