School Archivist
St Albans School
St Albans
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,000 to £28,000 (pro-rated for part time, term time hours)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 August 2018
Job overview
School Archivist
St Albans School is one of the oldest schools in Europe. We are seeking a School Archivist that will be responsible for ensuring that the historic records of the School are conserved, maintained and developed. The St Albans School Foundation was established in 2008 to raise funds from alumni and parents of the School to provide bursaries and to fund specified capital projects. The Development Office is responsible for fostering relationships between the School and its former pupils and current parents, with the aim of encouraging their support of the Foundation. The management and organisation of the School’s Museum and archives is also the responsibility of the Development Office.
As the School Archivist, your main responsibilities will be to care for and maintain the School’s current archives in line with best practice. Other responsibilities include evaluating materials (sourcing expert advice where necessary), promotion of the Museum and School archives, liaising with donors and depositors of archives, dealing with enquiries and supervising volunteers and Lower Sixth pupils who assist as part of School activity programmes. The role is also responsible for establishing and maintaining relevant office administration systems and providing some administrative support to the Development Office when required.
The role would suit a self-motivated individual comfortable working on his or her own initiative. You will need to be highly organised with a methodical approach and excellent attention to detail. Competent computer skills are required, to include experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Publisher along with the ability update and manipulate a CRM system. Ideally, you will have a diploma or other postgraduate archive management qualification. A good standard of Mathematics and English is essential in addition to exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Weekly hours are 18 per week, worked over a minimum of three days, to include Friday afternoons during term time plus two weeks annually during School holidays. A degree of flexibility is required as hours may vary on occasion depending on projects and events, which may include occasional evening/weekend work. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must therefore be willing to undergo child protection screening and safer recruitment checks appropriate to the role, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application forms, accompanied by a CV if desired, with an accompanying covering letter, should be submitted online at www.st-albans.herts.sch.uk/information/vacancies by 31 August 2018. Should you have any queries regarding the role please contact Chris Harbour, Development Manager at charbour@st-albans.herts.sch.uk. The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
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About St Albans School
St Albans School is renowned for its long and distinguished history. Whilst we celebrate our heritage with pride, we continue to focus on our current and future provision. To this end our ethos, vision and aims - all under our familiar motto - underpin the School’s commitment to educational excellence, both today and in the future.
Motto NON NOBIS NATI (born not for ourselves)
Ethos Over seventeen hundred years ago Saint Alban, a seeker after truth, lived and died in this place. Today, more than one thousand years since its foundation, this School which bears his name continues to foster scholarship and intellectual enquiry at the heart of an exceptional holistic education. Enriched by inspirational teaching, wide-ranging academic, cultural and sporting opportunities and strong pastoral care our pupils develop a love of learning together with the values, skills and qualities to enable them to live successful and happy adult lives in an ever-changing world, faithful to the altruism of our motto.
Vision To help each pupil flourish intellectually and personally, developing self-knowledge and self-confidence in order to find meaning and purpose in life.
Goal To enhance the School’s reputation as one of the UK’s leading institutions for academic excellence at the heart of an exceptional holistic and value-rich education that develops intellectual, personal and interpersonal potential, attractive to pupils, parents and teachers from across the UK and around the world.
Aims We aim to deliver our ethos and values, realise our vision and achieve our goal by:
- providing an education that inspires a love of learning and intellectual enquiry and enables pupils to develop independent, searching minds in fulfilling their academic potential;
- offering a broad, flexible and forward-looking curriculum which prepares pupils for success in academic and professional life and leadership roles, enabling pupils to experience a wide variety of sporting, cultural and other co-curricular activities in order to develop skills, interests, ambitions and potential beyond the classroom and the examined curriculum;
- providing teaching informed by excellent subject knowledge and high expectations, which stimulates and challenges pupils and fosters innovation, imagination, skill, articulacy and flair, along with pupils’ ability to reflect on their own performance and progress;
- attracting and retaining highly-qualified, talented and well-motivated staff who enjoy the responsibility of inspiring pupils in accordance with the School’s ethos, and investing in their professional training and development;
- providing a safe and welcoming environment underpinned by excellent pastoral care, supporting each pupil to be happy, feel valued as an individual and, with appropriate guidance and responsibilities, develop the self-confidence to become the adult they wish to be, learning the importance of tolerance and consideration towards others;
- providing expert advice so that pupils are ready to derive the maximum benefit from their continuing education and are able to make informed choices about their future career, and working in partnership with parents to support pupils in their journey from childhood to adulthood, preparing them for their departure into the adult world;
- continuing the evolution of the School’s provision, striving for excellence in all aspects of its operations, instilling the highest standards of behaviour, manners, dress and speech, together with encouragement of pride in self and School to develop courteous, sociable and caring adults, and promoting the embodiment of the School’s values, in particular the importance of the ethos of service to others in living a fulfilling life;
- furthering the tradition and heritage arising from the School’s historic links with the Abbey and the City of St Albans, emphasising the importance to self and others of contributing to the community, both inside and outside the School, and ensuring that the wider community benefits from the work of the School, in particular through partnership projects with state-sector schools and wider outreach work;
- widening entry via means-tested bursaries, where possible, for children with the potential to benefit from a St Albans School education;
- exercising a careful and responsible stewardship of the School’s finances and facilities, ensuring the best-possible educational value;
For more information about the School, please visit www.st-albans.herts.sch.uk
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