Collections Documentation Assistant


Company:	Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council
Salary:	£26,427 to £26,847 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1BL
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Sept 2026

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Summary

Vacancy reference

ECR000631

Salary

Grade 4, £26,427 to £26,847 per annum - pro-rata (£10,713.65)

Hours

15 hours a week

2 days a week 9.15am to 5.15pm (7.5 hour days), to be arranged between Tuesday to Saturday.

Contract

Fixed term contract for 15 weeks.

Location

Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 0QP

About the job

Are you passionate about history and preserving heritage for future generations? Brampton Museum and Gallery is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to support an important collections documentation project.

You will help catalogue and research our photographic archive, improve historical records, and contribute to making our collections more accessible for exhibitions, learning, and research.

Working alongside the Collections Officer, you will develop valuable museum documentation skills while helping the museum meet national accreditation standards.

Requirements

You should have 5 GCSEs at grade 5-9 (or equivalent) including English and Maths, excellent attention to detail, strong written and IT skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Why work for us?

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities.

If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious council plan.

Our historic borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Trent, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages. Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities.

Our People offer

We reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including;

access to the local government pension scheme

minimum 24 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service

flexible working options and family friendly policies

local and national high street discounts

free car parking

wellbeing support including £12.50 per month Jubilee2 membership

green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice

free employee 24 hour employee assistance and counselling services, flu vaccination service and health checks

development and training opportunities

Contact

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Clare Griffiths, Collections Officer on 01782 742208, email clare.griffiths@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

Closing date

5pm on Friday 11 September 2026

Should we receive a large number of applications, then this post could close sooner than the date stated.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.

Interview date

Thursday, 24 September 2026

While we value diverse backgrounds and experiences, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must be able to prove they have the Right to Work in the U.K.

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