Position at Kent County Council

Paper conservator
Kent County Council
Libraries Registration and Archives

Conservation Officer - 37 hours per week

Starting salary UKP20,466, with progression through Total
Contribution Related Pay to UKP23,284 per annum

We're looking for a trained and experienced paper conservator to
join the team at the new Kent History and Library Centre on a short
term basis covering maternity leave.

Kent's archive collections are some of the richest in the country.
The new building which opened in April, 2012 houses 12kms of
fantastic historic material dating back to 699 AD in a wealth of
different formats

You'll obviously have a passion for conserving unique historic
documents but you will also need to be committed to making these
documents accessible to more people in Kent especially from
non-traditional groups.

You will undertake conservation treatment on a wide range of
archival materials and demonstrate a knowledge of a variety of
treatments, you will also complete all paperwork documenting
conservation treatments and prepare progress reports as necessary.

Other duties will include supervising other staff and volunteers
undertaking basic conservation and preservation work such as
repackaging. Knowledge of the different methods for producing
surrogates for preservation purposes and the various issues
involved, particularly for digital copies, would be useful.

For more information please contact

    Debbie Saunders
    Senior Collection Development Officer
    +44 1622 694458

For more information or to apply for this role, please visit
<URL:http://www.kent.gov.uk>, email recruitment.line<-at->kent<.>gov<.>uk or
telephone +44 8458 247 904 or minicom +44 8458 247 905 (charged at
local rate).

Please quote reference: CC/012/0188

Closing date: Midday 31 August 2012

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