Job Introduction
Staffordshire Archives & Heritage are looking for an enthusiastic person to support the delivery of our Staffordshire History Centre project. This is an exciting time for the Archives & Heritage Service which has been awarded a £4.2m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to deliver the Staffordshire History Centre.
The Project Cataloguer will work as part of the Archives & Heritage team to support the delivery of the NLHF funded cataloguing projects relating to Archive Service and William Salt Library collections.
Main Responsibility
The Project Cataloguer will be working with the William Salt Library collection of printed books, pamphlets, manuscripts, drawings, watercolours, and transcripts built up by William Salt (1808-1863) during his lifetime. The Library's collections represent an outstanding resource for the study of local and family history in Staffordshire.
In addition, the Project Cataloguer will identify items for conservation and digitisation and will provide project reports and statistics.
The Ideal Candidate
You will :
- have an degree in an relevant subject.
- experience, paid or voluntary, of working with local studies and archive collections.
- experience of supporting cataloguing and preservation work in an archive, museum or special collection library is also required.
Package Description
Project Cataloguer
Salary: £31,364- £35,745 per annum (pro rata)
22.2 Hours per week – Fixed term until 30 April 2026
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