Hampshire County Council
Assistant Conservator
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This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified paper and archives conservator to join the small conservation team at Hampshire Archives and develop their skills through the preservation and conservation of a range of archive materials.
The Role:
Hampshire Archives is a busy local authority record office, based in Winchester, that collects, preserves and makes accessible archives in all formats, from paper and parchment to audio-visual and digital, relating to the administrative county of Hampshire.
The Archives have recently secured external funding to conserve, digitise and re-package some of Winchester Cathedral’s medieval parchment rolls many of which are in a very fragile condition.
In this role, you will help with some of the day-to-day conservation tasks, allowing the Conservator to focus on conservation of the Cathedral rolls. However, you will also have training in parchment conservation and participate in the rolls project alongside your other duties.
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As a part-time role this could suit someone with caring responsibilities, and we would be flexible around how the hours are delivered.
What you’ll do:
Under the guidance of the Conservator, you will undertake a wide variety of tasks to help look after the collections. These will include:
- Assessing the condition of damaged items
- Cleaning and packaging items
- Carrying out remedial conservation treatments
- Keeping up to date documentation on the collections management system
- Monitoring the strongroom environment and implementing the Integrated Pest Management system
- Ordering materials and equipment as necessary
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What we’re looking for:
You will have a recognised qualification in paper and archives conservation with ideally some post qualification practical experience. Good attention to detail and excellent manual dexterity is also a must, and remedial conservation skills and knowledge are essential.
You will be a self-motivated person with good interpersonal skills who is comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. The work can be varied with different challenges so someone with a can-do attitude who can adapt to change is essential!
The role is based on site, and therefore this is not suitable for homeworking.
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