Museums Assistant - Learning
Stockport Council
Museums Assistant - Learning
Scale 3 (£25,583 - £25,989 pro rata) actual salary £9758.26 - £9913.07
16.5 Hours, Part Time. 9am 3pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Permanent, Term Time Only
Stockport Air Raid Shelters, Stockport Museum, Staircase House, Hat Works.
Application Deadline: 25th June 2026 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 30th June 2026
Interview Date: 7th, 8th and 9th July
Interview Type: In-Person
Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025
Your Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our learning team, working as a Museum Assistant in our historic venues to deliver engaging learning sessions.
The main responsibility of the role is to deliver learning sessions to schools; often in role and in period costume. Post holders will be also required to assist with setting up for sessions, preparing and maintaining resources and to undertake admin duties.
You will deliver a variety of learning sessions across our sites including ‘Evacuees Experience’, ‘Fantastic Hats’ and ‘Great Fire of London’.
About You
We are seeking experienced and creative people to join our team and help our service maintain its excellent reputation. We are looking for candidates who enjoy working with children and sharing history with them.
About Us
Stockport Museums operate Stockport Air Raid Shelters, Bramall Hall, Hat Works, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Staircase House and Stockport Museum. This role provides the chance to work regularly at four of these amazing sites and share them with school children from all over Greater Manchester and beyond.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Amy Whitehead on amy.whitehead@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.