About the role
This is an exciting time to be joining Northampton Museums and Art Gallery as we continue to deliver our brand-new schools programme.
The Northampton Museum & Art Gallery has been open just over a year after undergoing a major £6.7million expansion and renovation project. This has doubled the size of the museum, creating new exhibition galleries, collections facilities and visitor amenities. Abington Park Museum, set in Northampton’s premier park, also recently underwent a redisplay and expanded its visitor facilities.
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 and will be responsible for preparing, setting up and delivering active learning sessions to schools both in the museums and schools.
What will you be doing?
To deliver on and off-site formal museum active learning sessions for children of all abilities aged 0-19 years; informal learning sessions for a range of different audiences; specific learning activities relating to temporary exhibitions, events and other initiatives.
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 of object-based learning and an awareness of the National Curriculum.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata for part time employees), 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.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 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 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 workforce with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working. Recognising that not all roles can be carried out remotely or part remotely, some of our roles are assigned as fixed worker based out of one of our locations across West Northamptonshire.
- 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.
