Oral History Trainer Recruitment, Northern Ireland role 2024
Applications are invited from members of the Oral History Society with the relevant knowledge and experience to become an accredited British Library National Life Stories/Oral History Society trainer with a remit to deliver training courses in Northern Ireland. As demand for oral history training continues to grow, the current training team is seeking an experienced trainer to provide training in Northern Ireland, deliver courses online and bring new skills to the group. The successful applicant will join the BL/OHS team leading oral history courses around the UK.
THE ROLE
BL/OHS-accredited oral history trainers are expected to teach up to five one-day workshops per year. The workshops are run in a variety of UK venues and include both programmed courses and courses tailored to the needs of particular clients. All courses are administered by oral history staff from National Life Stories at the British Library. It is our aim to match trainers with a local venue if this is possible; however, some workshops may require travel, and evening and weekend work.
From 1 January 2025, rates of pay for the trainer are expected to be £410 per full-day workshop, plus travel expenses, for the programmed courses; and £473 per day plus expenses for tailored courses. These rates will be confirmed by the end of October 2024.
Accredited trainers are members of the BL/OHS Training Liaison Group and are expected to:
* Attend the annual BL/OHS Training Liaison Group meeting (part of which will be a trainers’ Continuing Professional Development workshop) at the BL in London (expenses are paid) and be open to attending two additional shorter online meetings.
* Teach to an agreed curriculum.
* Submit an annual report to the OHS Treasurer.
* Ensure the issue and return of evaluation feedback forms.
* Discuss the training fees and remuneration.
* Decide on whether there are vacancies for BL/OHS trainers.
* Selecting, appointing and accrediting new trainers based on applicants’ CVs, covering letters, and references.
* Designing and reviewing the content of courses to ensure that we are offering up-to-date advice.
* Reviewing feedback from participants.
* Monitoring the quality of training delivery: reserving the right to withdraw accreditation from individual trainers.
* Reporting regularly to the Committee of Trustees of the Oral History Society.
Instruction and guidance on the present format and content of the training workshops will be given to the new trainer at a workshop led by members of the current training group. This workshop will be unpaid, but the new trainer will be able to claim an honorarium and their expenses. Training materials will be supplied. For more information on the format of existing one-day training courses see the OHS website: OHS Training.
APPLICATIONS
If you wish to be considered, please send a CV (of no more than 2 A4 pages) and a covering statement (of no more than 2 A4 pages), which includes your OHS membership number and shows how you meet the following essential requirements:
* Knowledge of oral history theory and methodology.
* Experience of oral history interviewing.
* Experience of oral history project management.
* Experience of training/teaching (especially in oral history methods).
* Knowledge of ethical and legal considerations connected with oral history.
* Knowledge of the key requirements to prepare oral history material for archiving.
* Practical knowledge of digital recording technologies.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience of using audio editing software.
* Experience of undertaking oral history work in Northern Ireland.
Please note that, in addition to the skills outlined above, we are keen to recruit trainers who meet the following desirable criteria:
* Experience of video oral history.
* Willingness to travel.
* Possession of a driver’s licence.
To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering statement (as PDF documents), together with the contact details of two referees who would be willing to comment on your oral history work, to training@ohs.org.uk with the job title ‘Oral History Trainer’ in the subject line of the email.
Candidates will be notified if they have been invited to an interview by Friday 8 November. The interviews will take place online via Zoom videoconferencing on Monday 18 November.
Applications will be scored against the job criteria and shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview where they will be asked to make a short presentation. We will inform candidates in advance of some interview questions to give time for preparation. Should you have any specific requirements for the interview process, please get in touch.
For more information email training@ohs.org.uk and your email will be forwarded to the recruitment panel.
Working hours: Up to 5 sessions per year
Fee: From 1 January 2025, pay rates are expected to be £410 to £473 per workshop plus travel expenses.
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