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Heritage Skills Internships

Up to £11,698 pa

Fixed Term Contracts commencing April 2012 for 12 months

2 Posts :  Heritage Estate Management and Environmental Conservation

 ‘Learning from the Past – Skilled for the Future’ is a training programme running from April 2011 to March 2014. The programme is being run jointly by Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum and the Museum of East Anglian Life and is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund. Its aim is to develop museum based traditional skills.

We currently have vacancies for two 1 year internships commencing April 2012 for people with a passion for heritage, conservation and the environment and who are interested in pursuing a career in the heritage sector or in traditional skills.  Interns may be able to works towards NVQ Level 3 in Environmental Conservation. You will need to be a team player, enthusiastic, flexible, a good communicator, with good practical skills, able to work outdoors and have a ‘can do’ attitude. Above all you will need a positive attitude to learning in a heritage setting.

There are also Skills for the Future opportunities available at our SftF partner museum Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, for details please visit our Skills for the Future page Skills for the Future

Part Time Seasonal Museum Assistants – 3 posts

Up to £6.08 per hour

The Museum of East Anglian Life is looking for enthusiastic and motivated people to work as Museum Assistants. You should have an interest in local history or conservation, be able to interact positively with the public and be fit and able to work outdoors.  Some weekend work will be required.

Museum and Marketing Assistant (Abbot’s Hall)

Starting salary £12,500

To help Museum Visitors enjoy Abbot’s Hall, to provide security and protection for Museum property within Abbot’s Hall and to keep galleries in a clean and tidy condition. To provide marketing support to the Visitor Services Manager.  Some weekend work will be required.

For an application pack  for any of the posts contact Patsy Cane at the Museum of East Anglian Life on 01449 612229 or enquiries@eastanglianlife.org.uk.

 Closing Date 10 February 2012 at 12 noon

Add a bit of Christmas magic into you and your children’s lives. Santa will be at the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket on Saturdays 3, 10 and 17 December between 10.30am and 4.00pm.

And, if you want to capture the true Christmas spirit, a plastic tree just won’t do it!   Nothing says Christmas quite like that authentic Christmas tree smell when you walk through your front door, we have a fine selection of trees for sale for you to choose.

Christmas trees will be on sale alongside Santa’s grotto, again on Saturdays during December.

Santa’s grotto will cost £2 and will include a small gift

For more details Tel: 01449 612229

Website: www.eastanglianlife.org.uk

Email: enquiries@eastanglianlife.org.uk

Once again Christmas is upon us and the Museum will be selling locally grown Christmas Trees from the 4th December.

We will be selling the traditional Norway Spruce and Norderman Fir both from 4ft to 7ft a £10 deposit is requested for all advanced orders. The Museum’s car park will be open, so choosing a tree and loading couldn’t be easier.

After Christmas all trees purchased from the museum can be returned free of charge and will be chipped and used in our award winning nature reserve.

Don’t forget!
Santa’s Grotto will only be open on the 4th December  and then on the 11th,  and 18th of December between 10am and 4pm.  £2 admission.

MEAL is excited to offer an excellent opportunity for businesses or individuals to contract for the  running of its on-site cafe’ and catering services.  The Café is a well established business with a turnover,  from museum visitors and its own loyal customer base, approaching £170k. We are looking for a  new partner who, by bringing  a fresh approach, can unlock  the significant  potential and further develop and grow the business. For further information please contact the museum by email: enquiries@eastanglianlife.org.uk or john.lanagan@eastanglianlife.org.uk

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Estate officer

Salary £15,000  p/a

The Museum of East Anglian Life is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to assist in the management of its estate, and livestock. Experience of conservation, supervising staff, volunteers or trainees is desirable.

Application pack contact Patsy Cane, at Museum of East Anglian Life on 01449 612229 or enquiries@eastanglianlife.org.uk

Closing Date Friday 11 February Noon

Interviews Friday 18 February