Royal Museums Greenwich
Job title:
Observatory Coordinator (Casual Worker)
Company
Royal Museums Greenwich
Job description
Royal Museums Greenwich is an award-winning national museum with international reach and local responsibilities, which sits at the heart of ‘Maritime Greenwich’ UNESCO World Heritage Site. Royal Museums Greenwich comprises of four diverse historical sites, including the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Cutty Sark, and the Queen’s House, with supporting operations at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in Kidbrooke, the Brass Foundry in Woolwich, and administrative offices in Greenwich. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.The Astronomy Engagement department is based at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and undertakes a wide range of science communication and engagement programmes and activities for Public and Educational audiences. Reporting to the Learning Operations Officer, the Observatory Coordinator primarily focuses on assisting the Learning Operations team with coordinating and hosting the Public Astronomy programme. Key responsibilities include setting up and clearing away furniture, equipment, and material for events, meeting and greeting clients, collaborators, and partners, and participating in and considering safeguarding procedures when dealing with family and school audiences.The successful candidate will need to have demonstrable experience of organizing events and working in customer service. An interest in astrophysics/astronomy and space science, as well as an awareness of child safeguarding issues are essential. The postholder will have excellent experience of practical problem-solving, basic administrative work and are diligent, organised, and self-sufficient.This is a zero-hours, casual worker role in band 7 – Coordinators. The postholder would need to be available to take up shifts mainly taking place in the evenings or on weekends. Work opportunities will be relatively frequent but irregular and will usually be offered 1 month in advance. The post-holder will be required to work 3-6 hours on any given day, with breaks provided for those working 4 hours or more. Casual workers are entitled to paid annual leave, which is accrued based on the number of hours worked. For each hour worked, an additional 12.07% of the hourly rate will be accrued and paid monthly.Salary: £12.63 per hourWe encourage you to read the attached job description and recruitment pack before applying for this role.Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.Museum Website:
Expected salary
£12.63 per hour
Location
Greenwich, South East London
Job date
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 06:17:07 GMT
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