Vauxhall Heritage Community Curator
Luton Borough Council
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Luton
Contract type: Contractor
About The Job
Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed Term (12 months)
This position is available as a secondment opportunity for 12 months. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.
You’ll be working on oral history projects, curating exhibitions, and delivering training sessions for young people, volunteers, and professionals. Collaboration is key, and you’ll build strong partnerships with schools, community organisations, and stakeholders to create meaningful programmes.
Project management will be an important part of your work, ensuring everything runs smoothly while managing budgets, timelines, and teams. You’ll also work with digital archives and museum collections, helping to preserve and present history in engaging ways. Experience with the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s best practices will be an advantage.
Your role will involve working with a wide range of people, including adults and children in care, as well as individuals with communication difficulties. Whether developing engagement activities or managing historical archives, your work will help to connect communities with their heritage.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About You
You are an excellent communicator who can engage with people at all levels, from teachers and volunteers to young people and the elderly. You have strong organisational and time management skills, allowing you to oversee multiple projects while meeting deadlines and budgets.
Your experience in training, community engagement, and curating exhibitions will be invaluable. You’re confident in developing workshops and delivering sessions that inspire and educate. Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, will help you manage records and documentation effectively.
An understanding of equality issues and how they impact the heritage sector is essential. You have a broad knowledge of heritage and its importance to diverse communities, and if you’re familiar with Luton’s heritage and the National Lottery Heritage Fund evaluation framework, even better.
This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About Us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply
Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed Term (12 months)
This position is available as a secondment opportunity for 12 months. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.
You’ll be working on oral history projects, curating exhibitions, and delivering training sessions for young people, volunteers, and professionals. Collaboration is key, and you’ll build strong partnerships with schools, community organisations, and stakeholders to create meaningful programmes.
Project management will be an important part of your work, ensuring everything runs smoothly while managing budgets, timelines, and teams. You’ll also work with digital archives and museum collections, helping to preserve and present history in engaging ways. Experience with the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s best practices will be an advantage.
Your role will involve working with a wide range of people, including adults and children in care, as well as individuals with communication difficulties. Whether developing engagement activities or managing historical archives, your work will help to connect communities with their heritage.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About You
You are an excellent communicator who can engage with people at all levels, from teachers and volunteers to young people and the elderly. You have strong organisational and time management skills, allowing you to oversee multiple projects while meeting deadlines and budgets.
Your experience in training, community engagement, and curating exhibitions will be invaluable. You’re confident in developing workshops and delivering sessions that inspire and educate. Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, will help you manage records and documentation effectively.
An understanding of equality issues and how they impact the heritage sector is essential. You have a broad knowledge of heritage and its importance to diverse communities, and if you’re familiar with Luton’s heritage and the National Lottery Heritage Fund evaluation framework, even better.
This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About Us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply
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