Derbyshire County Council
Archives Assistant Apprentice - Level 3
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Archive Assistant Apprentice - Level 3
We are excited to welcome an Archive Assistant Apprentice - Level 3 in our team! You’ll be joining a team that cares for the historical records of Derbyshire which include maps, photographs, oral histories and written documents that date back 900 years.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Working in the archive searchroom, helping customers who are doing historical research
- Answering telephone and email enquiries
- Helping the archivists to catalogue historical records
- Promoting the Record Office by posting to social media, helping with events and exhibitions.
A Typical Day May Look Like…
This job is very varied. One day you might be working in the archive searchroom helping to answer in-person questions and email enquiries. You never know what questions are going to be asked - people can be researching a person, a place or a topic, and you’re there to help them find their answers.
On another day you might be helping an archivist to catalogue an archive collection, writing on reference numbers and packaging the documents so that they can be available to researchers. Or you may be helping us to catalogue more modern, digital archives. You might also spend some time choosing interesting items that you think would work well on social media and writing the social media posts, or helping to prepare a school pack, exhibition or event.
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What We're Looking For
You can be an apprentice at any age over 16.
We’re looking for someone who will enjoy dealing with the public and helping people.
- You will like working in a team but are also happy working alone.
- You will be interested in history, be good at problem solving and enjoy learning new things every day.
- You will be responsible. Attention to detail is very important in this job, so you will be thorough when you do a task and make sure you follow instructions.
- You will be a good at communicating with different audiences, for instance helping an elderly person over the phone, writing formal emails and producing snappy social media posts.
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You'll need:
- 5 GCSEs at grade C/grade 4 or above, including maths and English
If that sounds like you, we would welcome your application.
Great Employee Benefits
As part of Derbyshire County Council, you’ll also enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:
- Generous annual leave scheme
- Access to student discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounts at selected county leisure centres
- Free online health and exercise sessions
- …and much more!
If you are a care experience individual, you may be eligible for a care leaving bursary payment of up to £3,000 throughout the period of the apprenticeship.
You can join useful workshops to help your prepare your application and gain helpful interview skills here: Careers workshops - Derbyshire County Council. You can also access free help through the national career service: Get relevant careers advice | National Careers Service.
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