Operations

Glasgow Life

Museum Technician (trade and crafts)
£30,984.86 – £34,917.78
Location: be Glasgow Museum Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Rd, Glasgow G53 7NN
Ref: GLA14560

We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Museum Technician to join our Logistics & Programming team.
Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.
What you need to know
Hours: 35 per week. Monday – Friday, generally 0800-1600hrs
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Pay details: The listed salary is for a full-time role.
Location: You’ll work city-wide in our museum venues although your main place of work will be Glasgow Museums Resource Centre which has great links to public transport (Nitshill Railway station is a ten-minute walk) and free parking.
What you’ll do
As a Museum Technician, you’ll be a part of our Logistics & Programming team, reporting to the Senior Museum Technician and working alongside a team of technicians with a variety of skills. You’ll play an essential role in providing technical support to the service from maintaining and repairing our displays, to helping to create our world class temporary exhibitions. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
• Supporting our communities
• Helping people get active
• Creating cultural experiences
• Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen
• Full driving licence as you will transport materials in the museum vehicles
Who you are
We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!
We’re looking for:
• City and Guilds Carpentry and Joinery Qualification
• Proven joinery experience including bench hand work
• Experience of woodworking machinery and workshop practices
• Experience of Lifting and Handling and ability to assess equipment necessary and appropriate use.
• Ability to work as part of a team, to be proactive, assess work requirements and be able to use initiative
Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.
When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.
What we offer
At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.
Learn more about Glasgow Life in our 10 Facts video in the Further Information section on MyJobScotland.
We support you to live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include:
Holiday
When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full-time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too!
Pension
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a Defined Benefit scheme that provides you with a secure pension for later life
Support
Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
Discounts
As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store.
Flexibility and development
We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression.
Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. To learn more, visit – https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation.
What’s next
To get started, complete our short application form. In this, you’ll fill out:
• Work history
• Qualifications/training
• Key questions like “Why are you a good fit for this role?”
Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers.
Important Dates:
The closing date for this job is 11.59pm on 30th November. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 8th December.
Who We Are –

Our museums service, managed by Glasgow Life on behalf of the community, cares for thousands of years of history. We take care of the city’s museum and library special collections, its archives, and operate award-winning museums, keeping them safe for future generations. We run talks, tours, workshops, and events, so people can explore and enjoy the collections. By connecting people with the city’s stories, our museums continue to enrich the lives of local people and visitors. Read more here – https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums

Diversity and Fair Work at Glasgow Life
We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of Glasgow’s communities — where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Learn more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer
We’re also committed to Fair Work First principles, including effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect for all our staff. Learn more about our approach to Fair Work First here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/fair-work-first

We’re working hard to address underrepresentation in our workforce. We especially welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.

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We’re excited to hear from you. Let’s shape a great Glasgow life — together.

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Closing date is 11.59pm on Sunday 30th November 2025

Digital Install Assistant, Paisley, Full Time 35 hours, Temporary up to 9 months, Grade 4 £27,612.22 – £29,072.22 p.a.

In this role we are looking for a technically minded person who is ready to play a key support role in installing the new digital displays at the reimagined Paisley Museum. This landmark cultural project will feature a wide range of engaging digital, including games, films, projections, touch screens, and hybrid interactives. We are looking for a practical, detail-oriented and experienced individual to provide hands on assistance during the installation phase, ensuring all audio-visual and interactive equipment is set up, tested, and fully operational to a high standard and on schedule.

Your role involves a crucial blend of technical support and logistical checking. You will act as a vital link, liaising with contractors, actively helping to assemble and check display elements, and maintaining project plans while ensuring strict adherence to Health & Safety and Technical requirements. Furthermore, you will contribute to the project’s long-term success by developing instruction manuals and delivering basic operational training to colleagues. This is an opportunity to apply your technical skills within a busy project environment and contribute to a major Scottish cultural initiative.

This post is fully funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Paisley Museum Redevelopment-Imagined Fund.

Closing Date: 24 November 2025

Interview Date: 18 December 2025

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check.

If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit their website.

Applications are welcome from candidates from all backgrounds including those with disabilities and candidates who have ‘care experience’.

This role of Gardener Caretaker supports the gardening and caretaker teams. The split of the workload will change across the season; summer work predominantly in the gardens and winter work predominately in the castle. Typically, in the summer, two days a week will be required for sole caretaker duties and three days a week for gardening duties. In the winter, most work will be in the castle supporting deep clean and maintenance but occasionally supporting the gardening team by prior arrangement through the operations manager.

The caretaker role provides immediate response to any fire or security issues across any 24 hour period and therefore residence in the immediate vicinity of the castle is a requirement of the role and accommodation will be provided.

Library Team Supervisor, Foxbar, 35 hours, Temporary up to 12 months, Grade 06: £32,338.96- £34,127.46 p.a.

To manage, develop and promote a community-focused library, to supervise a team of library staff, and to be responsible for the provision of a high-quality library service, including a programme of library events and activities.

You may be required to work at any locations across OneRen in accordance with the needs of the business.

Work Hours:

Week 1

Monday 9am-5pm (7hrs), Tuesday 12.30pm – 8pm (7hrs), Wednesday 9am-5pm (7hrs), Thursday 9am-5pm (7hrs) & Friday 9am-5pm (7hrs)

Week 2

Monday 9am-5pm (7hrs), Tuesday 12.30pm – 8pm (7hrs), Thursday 9am-5pm (7hrs) & Friday 9am-5pm (7hrs) Saturday 9am-5pm (7hrs)

Closing date: 23 November 2025

Interview date: 1 December 2025

To apply, please click the “apply now” button below.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a PVG Disclosure Scotland check.

If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit their website.

Applications are welcome from candidates from all backgrounds including those with disabilities and candidates who have ‘care experience’.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the leadership of the Head Gardener, this role manages the delivery of Inverewe Gardens’ shelterbelt management plan – a subset of the property’s overall Garden Heritage Plan. It is a hands-on role, delivering practical arboriculture and horticulture within woodland settings across the property, whilst leading a small team of gardeners.

CONTEXT

Inverewe is a garden of international importance. Created by Osgood Mackenzie in the late 19th century, and in NTS ownership since 1952, exotic plants flourish in a challenging northern landscape of spectacular mountain and coast. Inverewe’s planting has always been developed to ‘push the boundaries’. It is renowned for its variety of designed elements and an extensive plant collection of national significance, including notable collections of rhododendrons and southern hemisphere plants.

The “shelterbelt” of mixed coniferous and broadleaf trees rings the more formal “planted” garden and the tree canopy provides the stable, humid, and sheltered microclimate that allows the plant collection to thrive, as well as influencing the character of the garden as a backdrop and gateway to the landscape beyond. While the importance of the shelterbelt and tree collection has long been recognised, with their loss representing an existential threat to the garden itself, it has been difficult to consistently implement management plans to ensure the resilience of these features for the future.

The Head Gardener, First Gardener (Woodland), and First Gardener (Ornamental) form Inverewe’s Garden Management Team, collectively ensuring the development and delivery of the property’s Garden Heritage Plan, whilst integrating seamlessly with the wider estate (2,500 hectares of forestry, shore, and moorland), visitor services (100,000 visitors annually), and the context of the local community.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Understand, develop, and deliver Inverewe’s shelterbelt management plan, including (but not limited to):
o General care of trees and their understory, such as trimming/lopping, felling, planting, invasive non-native species removal, pest and disease control;
o Undertaking tree inspections and remedial actions to promote tree health and maintain a safe woodland garden environment;
o General care, maintenance, and development of planted borders and clearings within the woodland garden;
o Managing soil health – including appropriate composting;
o Managing and developing the property’s bio-char approach, for both internal use, and as a commercial product;
o Liaising with Inverewe’s Propagator to ensure an appropriate nursery of replacement trees, and implementing agreed planting/re-planting plans, or opportunist planting;
o Liaising with Inverewe’s Ranger over the recording, monitoring, and maintenance of the shelterbelt as an important habitat;
o Outreach and education in the form of guided tours, talks/lectures, community engagement events.
• Supervise the team of gardeners and volunteers assigned to woodland garden and shelterbelt work, ensuring that they are motivated, trained, developed, and deliver their duties to the required standard.
• Manage any delegated budget in the optimal way, taking a “best value” approach without overspending.
• Manage health & safety for the woodland garden and shelterbelt activities, including (but not limited to):
o Undertaking and recording general and specific risk assessments for areas of the woodland garden and shelterbelt activities to mitigate hazards and risks;
o Undertaking and recording routine and ad hoc tree inspections, and any remedial works;
o Servicing of tools and equipment (including PPE) according to manufacturer’s recommendations, and logging their use;
o Appropriate storage, issuing, and COSHH assessment of chemical agents used in the woodland setting;
o Advising – and if necessary, taking decisions on – the closure of parts of the garden or the garden as a whole in situations such as high winds/storms to ensure the safety of colleagues and visitors.
• As required “stand in” for the Head Gardener or First Gardener (Ornamental) to ensure complete garden management/supervisory coverage (in times of e.g. sickness absence, annual leave).
• As required by the Head Gardener, help with gardening activity in any part of the garden.
• As required, as a senior member of the Inverewe management team, contribute to the Property’s overall operations and development.
• As required by the Operations Manager, support tree/woodland work at Corrieshalloch Gorge.

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

Assistant Curator
£30,173 – £34,696, Permament

The Assistant Curator works with a small and busy team on the realisation of displays, exhibitions and commissions, collaborating with designers, lenders and institutions. The Assistant Curator will work on all aspects of exhibition development and delivery comprising curatorial, registrar and project management responsibilities. The role includes leading on smaller scale exhibitions and displays and supporting the Curators on major exhibitions running concurrently, including historic and contemporary exhibitions which feature objects from UK and international collections.

As a member of the Exhibitions team, the Assistant Curator contributes ideas to the museum’s programme, is essential to the department’s collegiate work environment and liaises with other internal departments and with the professional design world, in one of the most dynamic design environments in Europe.