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Museum Learning Facilitator

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery is located in the centre of Northampton. Spread over 3 floors it tells the history of Northampton, has two art galleries, a temporary exhibition space and the shoe gallery which houses the Designated shoe collection. With a purpose built education space the museum hosts visits from a range of schools, colleges and universities. Abington Park Museum, set in Northampton’s premier park tells the story of the local area and houses the Northamptonshire Regiment and Northamptonshire Yeomanry collections.

As a Museum Learning Facilitator, you will be crucial in the delivery of our school’s education programme. You’ll deliver primary school programmes linking to subjects including science, history, geography and art and design. You will be responsible for preparing, setting up and delivering active learning sessions to school children in both museums and as part of our outreach programme to schools.

We are now looking to supplement our team of learning facilitators to deliver these sessions.

What will you be doing?

You will deliver formal museum learning sessions for children from ages 0 - 19 years of all levels and abilities. Sessions link directly to the National Curriculum and all include the use museum objects from the collections of history, art and shoes. Sessions include Shoe History, Fire of Northampton, Toys and Egyptians.

Sessions take place at both Northampton Museum & Art Gallery and Abington Park Museum. We also have an outreach programme with sessions taking place in schools.

You will be required to set up, and pack away all learning materials.

About you

You will be an energetic and enthusiastic individual, who is a highly effective communicator; with previous experience of delivering learning activities for a range of different ages and abilities of children.

You will have a good understanding and experience of object-based learning and an awareness of the National Curriculum; good interpersonal and presentation skills are essential as is the ability to be creative and imaginative.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Car Lease scheme
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role.  The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.