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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Collections Care Assistant is responsible for a wide variety of duties in connection with the care and conservation of the interiors and collections at Brodick Castle. These duties involve the correct handling and conservation cleaning of the collections, in accordance with best-practice at all times, and general housekeeping duties throughout the House.

Specific duties include:

Best-practice conservation cleaning of the collections (furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, works of art, textiles, rugs, books etc.), using property-specific cleaning plans and approved and recommended methods, materials and equipment.

Conducting the daily, weekly, monthly, and annual conservation cleaning of the collections & property including the collection storage areas, the visitor route and visitor services areas

Assisting the property teams to hold functions and events ensuring appropriate conservation standards are upheld.

Monitoring the condition of the collections, both through routine, informal checking and formal record keeping, reporting any concerns, damage or loss to the Collections Management Officer, the Regional Conservator and the Collections Services Team

Accessing the Trusts Collections Management Database, Adlib, obtain information about the collections as and when required.

Contributing to the NTS Integrated Pest Management strategy & assist with required treatments.

Supported by the Collections Management Officer, ensuring sufficient stocks of conservation materials are maintained

Assisting the Collections Management Officer to promote the Property and collections using social media and in house activities and events

Undertaking in-house and external training as appropriate to ensure the highest level of conservation cleaning and collections care is adhered to at the property

The current duties of this job do not require a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check to be carried out.

Application Deadline: Sunday 02/02/2025