Please could you place this advertisement in the next edition: Conservator Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS) County Hall, Hertford Salary Range: £23,398 pa progressing to £28,485 pa Full Time Hours, Permanent Contract
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS), based at County Hall, Hertford, is part of Hertfordshire County Council's Libraries and Heritage Services, with collections dating back to 1060. This is an exciting time to join the team as we are delivering our 10 year 'Shared Heritage' strategy and were awarded Accredited status by the National Archives in July 2017. HALS is looking for a qualified conservator with paper and parchment specialism to join the Archive Collections Team. Reporting to the County Archivist, you will lead on archives conservation by undertaking practical conservation on a range of documents. You will also support HALS wider collection care including environmental monitoring, business continuity and disaster planning, with oversight of archive storage and packaging. You will line manage the Archive Library Assistant (Document Services lead role) and supervise volunteer preservation projects. You will play an active role in the HALS learning and access programme through the delivery of interesting and inspiring talks and practical guidance to staff, volunteers and public. You will also contribute to HALS chargeable services such as external conservation work, conservation for digitisation and exhibition loan, working closely with the Project Conservator. You will have a recognised qualification in paper conservation (covering conservation of books and documents) and an excellent knowledge of the appropriate conservation methods, preservation and collections care for a wide range of physical media. An effective communicator, with good ICT skills, methodical and accurate, you will be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and agreed targets, including in the preparation of conservation assessments for customers. Experience of using CALM would be an advantage. In return we can offer the chance to develop your skills working with a range of materials from medieval deeds to modern books, whilst working for an organisation that values its employees and invests in training, and a Career Development Scheme. For an informal discussion please contact: Chris Bennett, County Archivist, or Julie Gregson, Head of Heritage Services on 0300 123 4049. Closing date: 5 November 2017 Interview date: 15 November 2017 Apply now online at www.countyofopportunity.co.uk<http://www.countyofopportunity.co.uk> quoting reference HCC09096 Jeff Jeff Cargill Archives Conservator Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies Libraries and Heritage Services Health & Community Services Hertfordshire County Council CHR002 County Hall Pegs Lane Hertford SG13 8EJ Tel: 01992 555110 Fax: 01992 555112 Please note my e-mail address has changed to jeff.carg...@hertfordshire.gov.uk www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hals<http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hals> Follow Herts Archives on Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/hertsarchives> Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies' homepage<http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/leisculture/heritage1/hals/> ****Disclaimer**** The information in this message should be regarded as confidential and is intended for the addressee only unless explicitly stated. If you have received this message in error it must be deleted and the sender notified. The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily those of Hertfordshire County Council unless explicitly stated. Please be aware that emails sent to or received from Hertfordshire County Council may be intercepted and read by the council. Interception will only occur to ensure compliance with council policies or procedures or regulatory obligations, to prevent or deter crime, or for the purposes of essential maintenance or support of the email system. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
