V&A Museum of Childhood
Retail Appointment Live Job Fair: Front of House Assistant
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Salary £13.85 per hour
Location Cromwell Road, London
This is a Fixed Term Contract, Part Time vacancy that will close in a day at 12:00 BST.
The Role
Thank you for speaking with us at the Retail Appointment Live job fair.
We are looking to build a reserve list or Talent Pool of candidates to call upon as vacancies arise in our Front of House Team at the V&A South Kensington this autumn and winter.
We offer full time, part time, Friday/Saturday/Sunday only roles on a fixed term or permanent basis, depending on availability at the time.
Please note: This application is only for candidates who attended and spoke with us at the Retail Appointment Live Job Fair on 24 September. If you did not attend the job fair, please do not complete this application but do keep an eye out for future opportunities on our website.
The V&A
The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
Our Mission Is To Be Recognised As The World's Leading Museum Of Art, Design And Performance, And To Enrich People's Lives By Promoting Research, Knowledge And Enjoyment Of The Designed World To The Widest Possible Audience. We Strive To Make The V&A Matter To More People And In That Context We Work To The Following Six Strategic Objectives
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- To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
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- Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
- To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
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- Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.
The Benefits
Generous pension scheme
29 days plus bank holidays
Flexible working
Tickets to V&A exhibitions
Subsidised staff canteen
25% discount in V&A shops
Give as you earn scheme
Bicycle loan
Interest-free season ticket
Interest-free rental deposit loan
Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike
Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Staff diversity networks
ED&I at The V&A
At The V&A, We Are Committed To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion (EDI) For All And Strive To Go Above And Beyond Public Duty Placed Upon Us By The Equality Act 2010. As Such, We Are Delighted To Share That We Are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A Makes The Following Commitments To All Applications
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