About The Service
Glamorgan Archives is the key body in the preservation of the written history of a large and populous region of South Wales. It provides a joint service to the City and County of Cardiff, the County Borough Councils of Bridgend, Caerphilly (for the former Rhymney Valley District Council area), Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan. The office is located in purpose-built accommodation at Leckwith.
More information on Glamorgan Archives can be found at https://glamarchives.gov.uk/
About the job
Glamorgan Archives requires a qualified archivist to join the professional staff team. You will have responsibility for accessioning and cataloguing additions to the collection, both analogue and digital, and addressing the cataloguing backlog. In addition, you will be required to supervise volunteers, assist with services to the public as a member of the professional team and support our outreach and community engagement programme, undertaking a wide range of activities within a busy local authority record office.
It is essential that you hold the postgraduate Diploma in Archive Administration. A full, valid driving licence is desirable as is the ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh.
This role will be based onsite at the Glamorgan Archives building in Leckwith, Cardiff. Working hours will be 30 per week and will include our public opening hours Tuesday-Thursday.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for individuals who are interested in our work and are keen to help us care for our collection and make a difference to our customers by delivering an exceptional public service.
Working on-site at Glamorgan Archives you will be part of a team looking after 900 years of written history. You will appraise records, process accessions, and enable access to the collection by cataloguing the records and creating high quality finding aids. You will assist in the development of digital records’ storage and use. You will supervise and engage in services to the public both on site and remotely and participate in our outreach programme promoting the service and the collection. You will assist in the maintenance of storage for the collection and with emergency preparedness.
Additional information
If after reading the job description, you have any questions about the role please contact Rhian Diggins on 029 2087 2299.
This post is not suitable for post share.
When completing your online application, you should tailor your application to the role in the Supporting Information section, stating how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification. You should also state how you meet any desirable criteria as we may use these to shortlist should we receive a large volume of applicants meeting all the essential criteria. The Supporting Information section of the online application form is limited to 4,000 characters – you can upload additional Supporting Information but please do not submit a CV as this is unlikely to provide the information needed. Please read the guidance on how to apply.
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This post is part time and will work 30 hours per week.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
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