Learning Officer

Job Description

Salary range: Grade 7 £38,256 – £39,276 p.a. plus fantastic benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 22 hours per week (3 days per week)

Location: Croydon

An experienced Learning Officer is required to join the newly formed Croydon Heritage Service, working with Croydon Archives and Museum of Croydon collections and staff. The Officer will be responsible for developing a curriculum‑linked heritage education offer for learners of all ages centred around Croydon’s rich heritage, to be delivered in the Museum, schools and community settings such as libraries. This offer will include facilitating visits to the Croydon Clocktower exhibitions, managing loan boxes of artefacts and developing resources for educators. The Officer will also be responsible for contributing to children and family activities in school holidays, and facilitating co‑curation of Heritage Service exhibitions with schools.

We are looking for an experienced professional with a track record of shaping and delivering an educational offer in a museum, archive or cultural heritage setting, preferably within a localised service. A qualification in Museum Education, teaching or similar is essential, as is a demonstratable interest in history and heritage, and a desire to learn more about the fascinating and diverse story of Croydon. We are looking for a strong self‑starter familiar with the barriers schools face in accessing museum resources, with excellent networking and partnership skills. Experience developing and/or delivering funded projects is essential and writing grant proposals desirable.

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About Us

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key Business Plan Outcomes

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.