Barnsley Council
Relief Learning Assistant (3 Posts)
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Position reference: 50109361, 50109354, 50109358
Directorate: Place | Service: Culture & Visitor Economy
Salary: £ 13.70 - £13.92 per hour
Working Arrangements: Relief / Casual
Hours per week: As and when required
Contract type: Permanent
About The Post
Working Arrangements: Hours are variable and may include evening and weekend work
Location: Barnsley Museums Venues, South Yorkshire and other community venues
Status of Employment: Relief basis: work as and when required.
Barnsley Museums is part of Barnsley Council’s Culture & Visitor Economy Service, caring for and sharing the borough’s rich heritage, collections and cultural spaces. The service operates five distinctive venues: Experience Barnsley, Cooper Gallery, Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens, Elsecar Heritage Centre, and Worsbrough Mill Museum and Country Park, alongside a nationally accredited Archives and Local Studies Service. Together, these sites provide a diverse programme of exhibitions, learning opportunities, community engagement activities and events that connect people with Barnsley’s social, industrial and artistic heritage.
We are seeking to recruit Relief Learning Assistants to work in our award-winning Learning Team to support the delivery of our offer to schools, families and communities and increase engagement with our museums and collections and diversify our audiences.
If you feel that you have the skills and experience to take on this challenge and support the delivery of inspiring learning programmes for all, raising educational attainment and aspiration across the borough then we’d love to hear from you!
Your role in our journey
As a Relief Learning Assistant, you’ll support the delivery of our Schools, Family Learning and Community programmes across Barnsley Museums’ venues. You will work with a range of groups depending on your interest, skills and experience, including schools, Early Years Foundation Stage, families and community groups.
We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of delivering schools activities and working with primary school students or delivering family and community workshops.
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What You’ll Need
To join us, you’ll need a Level 1 qualification and proven experience of working in an educational environment. You’ll be comfortable working with a range of audiences from diverse backgrounds and you will have specific knowledge of working with children and young people. You will be organized and have first-class communication skills.
A lot to look forward to
Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. So, we’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online. That’s one of the reasons why we achieved IIP Gold, and why you’ll find your career here inspiring and rewarding.
Barnsley Museums believes everyone deserves access to museums and culture. We are committed to giving everyone the ability to enjoy our museums, green spaces, collections, online media, and events by removing barriers, fostering good relations between different people and advancing equality of opportunity. You can find out more about our access vision and work on our website - Barnsley Museums Accessibility
Shape a better future with us
We’re thrilled to have achieved Investors in People (IIP) Gold status for how we lead, support and develop people. Now we’d like you to be part of our success and help us take change further. Join us on our journey to a brighter future. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.
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To achieve your ambitions while shaping a bright future for our communities, apply now.
For more information about Barnsley Museums visit www.barnsley-museums.com
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Further details are available from our website at www.barnsley.gov.uk
If you have any queries or would like more information about this role email learning@barnsley.gov.uk
This post requires an Enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
- Job Profile: Learning Assistant (Relief) Profile.docx
- Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile HIGH.doc
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Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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