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Location: Various locations throughout the City, G4 0QW
Salary: £33,654.48 - £39,089.87 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Description
Glasgow Life is looking for a Learning & Access Curator to join us on a full-time, fixed term contract for a period up to 3 years, until October 2027.
As a Learning & Access Curator you’ll be joining our Glasgow Life Museums team working on the exciting transformation project of the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens. The project will develop and create a community-led museum to become one of the world’s most socially engaged and internationally significant local museums. With Glasgow’s social history at its heart, we will reintegrate the glasshouse and museum, to create a dynamic museum offer with new flexible space and facilities that meet audience needs. The building will be restored, will be more environmentally sustainable and help put the east end of Glasgow more on the tourist map.
The role
As a Learning & Access Curator you’ll be an integral part of the team by working on audience development, community engagement and partnerships to develop and co-produce new interpretation and learning opportunities through the redevelopment project. You will be an audience advocate, working closely with communities and playing a key role in supporting and informing the planning, co-production and delivery of new displays, services and learning programmes.
The candidate
If you’re interested in joining us as a Learning & Access Curator you’ll need:
1. Demonstrated knowledge of best practice in interpretation and co-production within museum, gallery or heritage context
2. Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships with a variety of partners, groups and organisations
3. Excellent communication and influencing skills
4. Demonstrated knowledge of lifelong learning practices and understanding of barriers to accessing museums
5. Flexible, constructive, creative, problem-solving approach
You can read the full person specification for this role under the ‘Job Attachments’ section. This post is city wide however your primary location will be Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) with occasional working at the People’s Palace and other Glasgow Life Museums venues.
This role is working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with some weekend and evening work required.
Important Dates: Closing date 19 January 2025 and interviews are provisionally scheduled for w/c 27 January.
Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.
This post is temporary for a period up to 31st October 2027.
For Fixed Term Roles - If offer is made to internal employee (Glasgow Life or Council Family), at the end of the temporary period, eligible employees, if agreed will have a right to return to a role at their substantive grade within the council family.
Benefits at Glasgow Life
30 days holiday allowance plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). After 5 years completed service, the entitlement will increase to 35 days from the next annual leave year. Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store. Option to buy extra annual leave. Cycle-to-work scheme. And much more!
Diversity matters at Glasgow Life. We're determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We're a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website.
Application Packs
Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054.
Further Information
Please note that Glasgow Life, as an ALEO to Glasgow City Council, is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts.
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