Package Description: We are looking for an experienced archivist to join Stowe as our School Archivist. Your role will involve the acquisition, preservation, cataloguing and management of historic school pupil files, documents and artefacts deposited at Stowe School. You will also engage with the alumni and wider School community. Our aim is to use the School’s archive to engage our community and build a stronger understanding of the School’s past with our varied stakeholders. If you enjoy detailed work, instigating new projects, working in a diverse environment, helping an organisation to understand its past better and have relevant archival experience, then we would love to hear from you Job overview: To accession, sort, catalogue and index all deposits in the Stowe School archives and collection To gate-keep and protect historic school files contained in the Stowe School Archive, including accession of recently departed alumni school files into the Archive To support the Old Stoic Society by providing material to help further promote the history of the school, and to engage the Stowe School community To advise Stowe School on policies and procedures for the future use of the archive to increase accessibility within the relevant legislative framework This is a fantastic opportunity to become a gatekeeper of Stowe School’s history and help us to bring our fascinating stories to life for all our different communities and visitors. This is a part time role (15 hours a week/52 weeks of the year) to help support the development of the Stowe archives for those with the relevant archival experience. Stowe School Stowe School occupies Stowe House and approximately 200 acres of the Stowe estate and is located in Stowe’s world-famous landscape gardens set in 880 acres. Stowe School is an independent co-educational boarding School with approximately 900 pupils. There are around 500 full and part-time staff with 60 staff and their families living on site. In January 2021, Winchester House and Swanbourne House Schools became part of The Stowe Group. Our Schools are not only outstanding places to learn, they are great places to work too. We are committed to fostering team engagement, attracting, mentoring, developing and retaining our best teachers and support colleagues. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to The Stowe Group’s vision. We pride ourselves on our commitment as an organisation to welcome diversity, and we are committed to providing an inclusive environment where anyone with talent can thrive. To ensure we continue to best serve a diverse community, our ambition is to attract and retain a workforce that is representative of the diversity of our pupil body. The Stowe Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online background check with our third party provider.