Learning Officer

Are you passionate about inspiring curiosity and creativity? Do you have a love for history, art and culture and want to bring it alive for diverse young audiences? Then come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our exceptional team of talented professionals at the Museum of Gloucester! We are looking for an inspiring individual to administer our new learning programme to bring history to life and ensure our learning service is delivering the best service to local schools! Without you, teachers and pupils will not have those exciting opportunities to discover the Museum and its collections… At the Museum, we are dedicated to sparking lifelong learning through engaging exhibits, hands-on experiences, and innovative sessions. As the Museum Learning Officer, you'll be at the heart of shaping these memorable visitor experiences. You'll oversee the running of our dynamic educational programme for schools, ensuring every visitor leaves with a deeper connection to history and a thirst for knowledge.

As a centre for culture and education, we aim to connect people of all ages with the wonders of our collections. To be successful in this role, you will need excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to allow you to communicate with all our schools plus prioritise workloads and ensure our high service standards are maintained. We also need your can-do attitude to help build working relationships with local educators to ensure our learning sessions are fully booked, running smoothly and delivering an unforgettable, exceptional experience, meaning schools will continue to re-book and return to the museum year after year!, It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester. Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day. We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 2 days paid leave every year to participate in local volunteering activities
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) & Life Cover of 3 times your salary
• Regular Training, career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and an in-house Occupational Health service
• Enhanced family friendly leave and pay
• Cycle to Work scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Employee discount scheme
• Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities
• Free Flu-jabs
• Access to employee led networks such as Black Worker's, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equalities Working Group.