Collections Assistant. Job in Edinburgh Education & Training Jobs

Starting salary:25770
Contract type:Fixed Term
Band:Grade 1
Location:Seven Hills
Working Hours:Monday Friday 35 hours per week
Interviews: To be held over MS Teams on Tuesday 24 June 2025

As a Collections Assistant you will prepare historic photographs to prescribed standards and will ensure that sufficient material is available for digitisation across the range of workstreams undertaken by NCAP for customer orders programmes of digitisation and projects with external partners.

For more information about the post and information about the team please access the full job descriptionfor this post.

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave prorata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

• Photographic preservation of historic and contemporary aerial fibre and resin prints roll film cut film and microfilm for digitisation using a variety of capture methods.
• Handling collection material while adhering to archival handling standards.
• Identification of collection material and types of deterioration in order to apply appropriate preservation treatments.
• Undertaking preservation techniques including dry and aqueous cleaning humidification and pressing some minor tear repairing and rehousing into appropriate enclosures.
• Updating the collection management system.
• Working with the preservation team to and meet production targets and deadlines.

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post we will be looking for you to complete acover letterwhich addresses:

1.Why you are interested in the post with Historic Environment Scotland

2.How you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 800 words) using examples of where you have used these skills in the past.

Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life home life education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidancefirst before completing.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience handling historic photographs documents or records.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage own workload.
• Experience of meeting targets and working to deadlines.
• Selfmotivated approach to managing routine tasks.
• Experience of using standard office software packages e.g. Word Excel and Outlook.

Find out more aboutdesirableskills and experience in our full job description.

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds regardless of age race gender or gender identity religious beliefs marital status sexual orientation disability or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format please reach out to us via email at or call our Head Office at 0 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that at this time we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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