Are you looking for an opportunity to gain some work experience? Would you like to see what it’s like to try out different jobs? We know it can sometimes be hard to find a job and volunteering isn’t always practical or affordable, so Brave Island is really excited to have teamed up with a range of different organisations to offer a number of paid placements which will be available over the next two years.
The Assistant Curator Placement is a six month opportunity hosted by Ventnor Heritage Centre. We’re looking for a young person interested in history and learning more about working with museum archives. The placement holder will help Ventnor Heritage Centre to catalogue, interpret and publicise the museum archive including digitising oral history records and helping present and promote information and artefacts.
Here’s a little bit more about what the role involves, key dates and how to apply.
What’s involved?
- Supporting the Curator to care for the collection with cataloguing, storage, interpretation and presentation to a local audience.
- Organising and maintaining the museum room so that artefacts are easily accessible.
- Digitising oral history tapes and determining the best method to make digital records available on demand in the museum and online.
- Collate research history to contribute towards a project around shops and premises in the town.
- Some design work to support this project such as posters and displays publicising the centre.
By getting involved, you could…
- Learn more about the role of a museum curator
- Develop your research skills, which will be useful to take forward into other roles
- Uncover interesting knowledge which can be shared with others through exhibitions in the space
- Have the opportunity to expand areas of this role depending on your interests
- Help design displays and promote the museum to the public to ensure local history is preserved and shared
This role will suit you if you…
- Have a keen interest in heritage and local history, and enjoy finding out more and building up knowledge
- Are interested in learning more about working with museum collections
- Would enjoy looking through and organising records and artefacts
- Have digital/IT skills which will allow you to help digitise their oral history tapes (make available online), and design some posters/displays
- Enjoy meeting new and different people and working as part of a team
Practical info: This placement is open to those aged 18-25 at the start of this placement. It is one day per week for 6 months, and you will be paid a stipend of £100/day. This placement is based at Ventnor Heritage Centre. Please read the information pack below for all the practical info, and email megan@ventnorexchange.co.uk if you have any questions. Please answer all questions below to apply, if you have a CV you would like to upload feel free, but you don’t have to.
Opportunity Date & Time: This placement starts at the beginning of May, and finishes at the end of October. The day of the week and exact time will be confirmed with you if you are selected for this role, as we will try and be accommodating of your schedule where possible.
