Retail Assistant and Administration Support
£23,434 per annum pro rata
Part-time, 12 hours per week includes weekends and Bank Holidays (plus occasional extra shift opportunities for events and holiday cover)
Fixed-Term Contract for 6 months
Turner Contemporary is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and positive Retail Assistant to join our busy gallery shop, online sales team and provide support to the Head of Retail with administration duties. Friendly and approachable, you will play a key role in the overall experience of all visitors to Turner Contemporary.
Whilst experience in a gallery or museum is an advantage, it is not essential if you have excellent interpersonal, organisational and customer-facing experience to ensure that all of our visitors feel welcome, engaged and keen to return.
Full training will be given, so retail or sales experience is not necessary but may be an advantage, as will an interest in contemporary visual arts.
The role will be based in the gallery and the working pattern will be flexible, with the requirement for some evening and weekend work as part of your shift pattern.
To find out more about the role, click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any queries about the role please email Kate Boys-Layton, Head of Retail on kboys-layton@turnercontemporary.org.
Turner Contemporary strives to create a diverse inclusive environment where everyone feels supported and able to thrive. We are committed to inclusive working practices and want to provide a strong positive and supportive culture and want to support staff wherever and however possible to overcome any barriers which may prevent them from working with us. We are not perfect, but we want to do our best to make the process of applying to and working at Turner Contemporary as accessible as possible. If you are interested in applying for a role at Turner Contemporary but feel that there is something which may prevent you from doing so, please get in touch with us. Whether it relates to disability, white space, threshold anxiety, money, internet access, childcare, institutional transphobia or any form of inclusion, please let us know how you feel we can support you in making your application and throughout the selection process. You can contact Medina Ward mward@turnercontemporary.org, who will discuss your access needs in more detail, in complete confidence.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Thursday 9 May 2024
Interviews to be held at Turner Contemporary: Friday 17 May 2024
HOW TO APPLY
If you wish to apply, please download our application form below. Please note that we do not accept applications by CV.
Before completing your application form, please ensure that you read the job description for the vacancy. If you have any difficulty completing your form, please email applications@turnercontemporary.org. If you have any questions about the role, please email Kate Boys-Layton, Head of Retail, kboys-layton@turnercontemporary.org.
The application form plays an important part in the selection process, both as a tool for helping us to shortlist candidates for interview and as a basis for the interview itself. Any decision to shortlist you for interview will be based solely upon the information you supply on your application form.
Once you have completed your application form this should be returned to the Administration and Office Manager, Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate, CT9 1HG or you can do this by emailing your application to applications@turnercontemporary.org, clearly stating in the email subject ‘Your Name – Application for Retail Assistant’.
Turner Contemporary takes promoting the equality of opportunity seriously and is committed to building a diverse workforce. All our vacancies are advertised to ensure that everyone has access to opportunities within Turner Contemporary. Going through the process of applying for one of our vacancies is the best way to show how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the specific role advertised. We can therefore only accept applications through this process and cannot accept CVs.
If you require further information about the recruitment process, need additional information about the role, or would like to discuss your access requirements please email Medina Ward on mward@turnercontemporary.org.
We would appreciate it if you could also complete the Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form. Please be assured that your response will not be seen by any of the selection committee and will be stored confidentially and only used for the purposes of monitoring.