Bradford Industrial Museum
Back to back house volunteers
Bradford District has a varied collection of museums and galleries, housing an assortment of exhibits including an international art collection, machinery that helped shape Bradford, historical artefacts and curiosities to name but a few.
As part of the Industrial Museum we have a row of three back to back houses on site. Each has been decorated in the style of a different era of the Mills existence, the first two have recently been re-decorated and now we are looking to transform the third (previously 1950s) to a 1970s house. We are looking for volunteers to help with many aspects of this project from research to dealing with collections and hands on decorating.
You will get the chance to work with interesting and varied collections and develop your knowledge.
Responsibilities
- DIY woodwork and decorating – this will involve decorating the house and the building of a kitchenette unit.
- Research – interior styles of the time and associated objects
- Dressing and re-display
- Collection care and working with collections
- Writing interpretation panels
Training
All volunteers will receive induction training prior to the start of their placement. You will be provided with training in the health and safety aspects of the job. If you do not complete the full training programme you will be unable to work on the project.
Person Specification
We don’t expect you to already have knowledge of our collections, or to have experience or a background of working in museums and galleries.
All that we ask of you is that you:
- Are enthusiastic about our service and what we offer
- Are keen to learn
- Work well as part of a team
- Have customer care experience
- Are comfortable talking to large groups of people and be enthusiastic about the service that we offer
- Are polite and courteous
- Have a smart appearance
- Have excellent time keeping
- Are reliable
- Can follow safety procedures
- Are able and willing to work unsupervised
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for this role please click on the link below and fill out the online application form. Closing date: Friday 6th Jan 2012
Interviews will be held week beginning 16th Jan
Download Application form (DOC 144kb)
Download Volunteering Policy Document (DOC 100kb)
Please send all completed application forms to
Lydia Critchley,
Bradford Industrial Museum,
Moorside Mills,
Moorside Road,
Eccleshill,
Bradford, BD2 3HP
or alternatively you can send an electronic copy to lydia.critchley@bradford.gov.uk. If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more depth or have any questions please either email Debbie on the email address above or call on 01274 435868.
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