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General Assistant  | Full Time | Permanent | 35 hours

Full Time Salary: £24,973 (£13.66 per hour)
Hours: 35 hours per week | 5 days across 7  
Location: National Museum of Flight | Fully On-Site

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.

As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking.

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, honest, service-driven individuals to join our General Assistant team.

Benefits of joining us as our General Assistant Team Leader will include:

• Annually alongside your salary, National Museums Scotland contributes 28.97% of this towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
• A generous annual leave of 28.5 days – rising to 33.5 after 5 years, plus an additional 8 paid days public holidays
• Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions
• A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
• Access to all the above and morefrom day one of employment.

About the General Assistant role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at the National Museum of Flight as General Assistant. You will assist in ensuring that our site and buildings are clean, well-maintained, safe and presented to the highest possible standards for our 75,000 visitors each year. You will also contribute to the setup and management of infrastructure for our Events and Learning and Engagement programmes. We are looking for someone with excellent organisational, practical and problem-solving skills, a willingness to work flexibly, a good knowledge of Health and Safety, and an overall proactive approach.

As a General Assistant at National Museums Scotland, you will:

• Assist the General Assistant Team Leader
• Operate plant and equipment at the Museum including floor scrubbers, forklift, genies, and pickup truck
• Report defects and provide a point of contact for and liaise with all contractors working at the Museum, including security guards
• Comply with and implement Health and Safety procedures and ensure that these are being maintained by contractor
• Participate in the operation of our intruder and fire alarm systems, keyholding and on call arrangements for the National Museum of Flight .

Skills and experience we’re looking for in our General Assistant:

• Experience of cleaning and maintenance of visitor attractions or similar environments
• Experience of Health and Safety procedures and policies
• Experience of operating equipment and tools
• Range of practical manual skills
• Driving Licence

Hiring the right person for the right job is everything to us. We want to encourage you to apply if you think this is the role for you.

Please be sure to view relevant attachments for this role (available on our Careers Portal: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position.

The closing date for this role is 2 Feb 2026. The Selection Event is likely to take place on 12 or 13 February 2026 at the National Museum of Flight.

General Assistant

East Fortune, East Lothian, United Kingdom

EH39 5LF

£24,973 per year Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme, Holidays and more

Permanent - Full-time

Posted today

Closing date: 03/02/2026

Job reference: NMS140476

Documents

Recruitment Pack - General Assistant FINAL.pdf

General Assistant

East Fortune, East Lothian, United Kingdom

£24,973 per year Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme, Holidays and more

General Assistant

The role of General Assistant is both varied and rewarding. We are looking for a proactive and reliable individual who enjoys working as part of a larger team. No previous experience of working within a school is necessary but you will have great attitude and a desire to learn. We are committed to personal development for the successful candidate.

The General Assistant belongs within the Estates Team and will be required to undertake a variety of practical duties such as:

• Keeping the schools (both inside and outside) clean and free from litter;
• Locking up and unlocking rooms/buildings when required;
• Moving furniture around the school as directed by the Site Manager, including setting up chairs and tables;
• Delivering parcels, stationery and other items;
• Undertaking minor maintenance tasks, for example replacing light bulbs; repairing desks and chairs; washing bins and cleaning windows; decoration works as directed.

You will have a flexible approach to your work and be able to prioritise well, meeting deadlines when required.

The hours of work are spread over five days a week on a shift rota: 7.00am to 4.00pm; 8.00am to 5.00pm; 10.00am to 7.00pm. You must be available to work weekends on a rota basis.

In return you will receive:

• £26,889 per annum
• 28 days' holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Private medical cover
• Complimentary lunch during term time
• Company pension scheme with an individual contribution of 5% and a School contribution of 10%.
• Interest-free loans are available for rail season ticket holders
• Charitable payroll giving scheme
• Free use of school gym

The Royal Grammar School has a responsibility for and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The person appointed to this post will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the DBS.

Please note: applications will be considered on receipt and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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About Royal Grammar School Guildford

The RGS Prep and Senior Schools are situated in the heart of the historic town of Guildford, a flourishing and vibrant place to live and work.

Our strong staff community is the result of many factors.

Teaching and support staff collaborate professionally to ensure a first class education and excellent pastoral care.

Individual contribution is celebrated through the sharing of new ideas and best practice as well as personal and departmental achievements.

Social groups flourish and are a great opportunity to get to know colleagues in a more informal setting.

Our staff body is diverse and however you choose to involve yourself in school life, you will find yourself among like-minded people.

Already working at Royal Grammar School Guildford?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

Graduate Assistant (Music) 6-month contract

Music at Lancing College

Music is at the heart of life at Lancing and the renowned Choir sings at services in Chapel as well at major cathedrals across the country and regularly broadcasts choral evensong on BBC Radio 3 most recently in October 2025 and December 2023. Music at Lancing is extremely well resourced, and the College Chapel is an inspiring setting in which to make music in services and concerts and is fortunate to possess magnificent organs by Frobenius and Walker. Large-scale symphonic and chamber music concerts are frequently given in Great School which houses a Steinway model D and extremely good acoustics for instrumental and choral music.

Choral and instrumental music flourish in the Choir, Choral Scholars (Chamber Choir), A Cappella Club, College Singers (Choral Society), Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia, Concert Band, Big Band, Rock Society, a host of chamber music groups and a Music tech club.

There is a full and varied programme of events, ranging from lunchtime concerts, rock concerts and masterclasses to large-scale evening concerts and musical theatre. In the Lent Term the House Music Competition receives over 200 entries from pupils in solo, duet and ensemble categories, and the House Singing Competition in October involves every pupil in the school.

Concert highlights have included Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Sibelius’ Finlandia, Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending as well as numerous concerto movements. Chamber ensembles have performed Dvorak’s Dumky Trio, Borodin’s String Quartet no.1 first movement and Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio second movement.

The College Singers together with the College Choir give an annual performance of major choral works including Mozart’s Solemn Vespers Rossini’s Petit Messe Solennelle, Handel’s Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria in recent years.

To celebrate the completion of the Chapel in 2022, the College commissioned a new anthem The Earth is the Lord’s composed by Matthew Martin and now published by Novello. In 2024 the school celebrated its 175^th Anniversary with the musicians performing in a Gala Concert in London at Southwark Cathedral and also giving the first performance of Lancing Beatitudes composed by Roxanna Panufnik and published by Peters.

There are regular musical productions in the theatre and recent shows include Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, The Addams Family, Anything Goes, Chicago and My Fair Lady.

There are twenty-seven Music Scholars and Exhibitioners in the College with over half coming to Lancing from cathedral choir schools such as St Paul’s, Chichester, Salisbury, Ely and Exeter. Lancing’s Music Scholars regularly go on to study Music at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, winning Choral and Organ scholarships and to many of the top music colleges including the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Enrichment activities for Lancing’s musicians include visits from professional musicians to give concerts, masterclasses, and lectures with recent visits from Nigel Short (conductor), Sally Beamish (composer), Meurig Bowen (arts administration) and the Kokoshka Trio.

The Department holds annual music events for Prep School pupils; orchestral and choral which have proved very popular amongst local preparatory schools.

Music Department Staff

The Department comprises three members of teaching staff; the Director of Music, Assistant Director of Music & Head of Academic Music and a Graduate Teacher of Music, supported by a Graduate Music Assistant and an administrator. There are twenty-four visiting music teachers offering tuition in the full range of orchestral and rock instruments and voice, many of whom also lead and direct school ensembles.

The Music School

The Music School has 14 practice rooms, a drum room, a chamber music room, a recital room and a computer suite. The recital room, where much of the academic teaching takes place, is also used for rehearsals and lunchtime concerts. The computer suite has recently been upgraded with 14 Macs fitted with a range of software such as Sibelius, GarageBand, and Logic. Further rehearsal space is located below the Chapel in the Bedford Studio for the Symphony Orchestra and the Crypt for the Choir.

Examinations

Pupils in Year 9 follow a foundation course in preparation for the GCSE courses in Years 10 and 11. We currently follow the AQA GCSE specification. In Years 10 and 11 there are nor...

We are looking for a motivated and reliable WHAM Assistant to support the delivery of wigs, hair and makeup for the 2026 season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Working under the direction of the Head of WHAM and Deputy Head of WHAM, and alongside the WHAM and/or Costume Designers, this hands-on role supports the day-to-day running of the department and contributes to the consistent delivery of hair, wigs, makeup and prosthetics across all performances. The WHAM Assistant will play an important role in maintaining a positive, safe and well-organised backstage environment.

This is a full-time, fixed-term role from 20th April to 19th September 2026. More information on the role can be found in the job pack.

To apply for this role, please download and complete the Personal Details Form and Application Form below, and return to jobs@openairtheatre.com by 10am on Tuesday 24th February. Should you prefer to answer the questions in the Application Form by submitting a video of yourself (lasting no more than 10 minutes) or a voice note (lasting no more than 10 minutes) instead of a written form, then please do.

First Round interviews are currently scheduled to take place on the week commencing 9th March. We will notify you either way if you have been selected for interview or not.

Job Vacancies

General Assistant – Housekeeper

(click on the hyperlinks below to see the details of the role)

Role Overview: Role Overview General Assistant – Housekeeper

Detailed Job Description: Job Description Part Time General Assistant – Housekeeper

Volunteering Opportunities

We have a variety of volunteers who help us out in many ways; from painting and decorating, providing music for events, leading quiet days and getting press coverage. If you think you may like to help us, send a copy of your CV and let us know your skills, interests and what you might bring to the St Columba’s House team.

Trustees

St Columba’s House is owned by St Peter’s Charity. The Charity has a board of Trustees and occasionally has vacancies.
If you think you may be interested in becoming a Trustee, contact the Chief Executive via our enquiry form 

 General Assistant – Housekeeper

£12.50 per hour

A part time General Assistant is required to assist with all aspects of
housekeeping and food service at St Columba’s House. St Columba’s
is a Christian retreat and conference centre in Woking with residential
and day guests. St Columba’s House welcomes clients from all faiths
and none.

The role will involve working as part of a small team to ensure that St
Columba’s is cleaned to a high standard, that guests experience good
food service and that health and safety standards are maintained.
Tasks include preparing guest bedrooms and bathrooms, food
serving, kitchen cleaning, performing and keeping records of safety
checks.

We offer a friendly, attractive place to work as part of a small team.

The hours for this post will be worked on a rota 4 days out of 5 during
daytime hours. A typical shift would be 9.30am to 2.30pm.

Applications by e-mail; CV with covering letter to Marta Studniewski,
Catering Manager kitchen@stcolumbashouse.org.uk . For a job
description visit our website www.stcolumbashouse.org.uk

St Columba’s House is owned by the charity, St Peter’s Charity registered charity number
1177879 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England number 11142467

 St Columba’s House

Job Description

Job Title:

General Assistant – Housekeeper

Accountable to:

Catering Manager

Salary:

£12.50 per hour

Line Manager:

Catering Manager

Liaises with:

Working closely with other members of the Catering, Housekeeping and
Front of House Administration team,

Hours:

20 hours per week worked daytimes (usually between 9.30am to 2.30pm)
and to a rota for 4 out of 5 days. Additional hours may be available.

Additional flexibility may be required to cover holiday or sickness absences
and busy periods in the house. Additional hours could be taken on a TOIL
basis or overtime at the discretion of the catering manager.

Annual holiday entitlement is 28 days pro rata.

Job purpose:

To ensure St Columba’s House is clean and tidy and guests experience good
food service and facilities.

About St Columba’s House:

St Columba’s House is a Christian retreat and conference centre in Woking, Surrey. We have 23
bedrooms and 10 meeting rooms including 2 chapels. We welcome a range of guests, both
residential and day groups. We provide on site prepared, home cooked, catering for all meals. We
have a small, friendly staff team who work closely together to give our guests a high quality
experience.

Person Specification:
•  Team player
•  Warm, approachable demeanour
•  Clean and tidy with a pride in doing a job well
•  Hard working and efficient
•  Professional approach
•  Able to interact with guests in a presentable and warm manner
•  Able to work well without close supervision
•  Good verbal communicator
•  Ability to identify jobs which need doing and prioritise them appropriately

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Key tasks:

1.  Housekeeping

•  Ensuring the communal areas of the house are kept clean and tidy to a high standard

at all times.
•
Inspect all facilities daily to ensure readiness for guests.
•  Ensure meeting rooms are clean and set up to clients’ needs.
•  Ensuring bedrooms are changed to a high standard in a timely manner
•  Communicating with Front of House and other staff to ensure that the right rooms

for guests are prioritised.

•  Undertaking regular deep cleaning as required.
•  Clean offices on a regular rota.
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Identify repair needs and work with relevant staff to ensure that they are remedied.

2.  Catering

•  Clean up after meals both in the dining room and the kitchen.
•  Ensure the kitchen is cleaned to a high standard at all times
•  Shared responsibility for record keeping to ensure temperatures of fridges and

freezers are recorded on a daily basis.

•  Ensuring foyer area is always supplied with coffee and tea facilities
•  Setting tables.
•  Serving food to guests.
•  Setting out continental breakfasts in advance for overnight staff to serve to guests
•  Ensure that food service is done within safety guidelines at all times.
•  Achieve food safety level 2 certification (training provided).

3.  Health and safety

•  Be aware of legal requirements concerning health and safety.  All members of staff
have a responsibility to take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves
and others who may be affected by their actions or omissions.

•  Perform and record weekly water safety processes.
•  Perform regular descaling of taps, kettles, etc in line with legionella safety guidance.
•  Attend health and safety, food handling, legionella awareness, COSSH and fire

training (training provided by the Charity).

4.  Other tasks

•  Liaising with the catering manager on available shifts for rota planning.
•  Any other appropriate tasks that may from time to time be delegated by the Catering

Manager.

•  Provide cover for other staff during holidays and sickness.
•  This role may involve lone working occasionally. The charity’s lone working policy

must be followed when lone working.

St Columba’s House is owned by the charity, St Peter’s Charity registered charity number 1177879 and a company
limited by guarantee registered in England number 11142467
September 2025

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Wig Hair and Makeup- 2nd Assistant

We have a vacancies for Wig, Hair and Makeup- 2nd Assistants to join our running wigs and makeup team for this year’s Festival

March/April – November 2026

We have vacancies for Wig Hair and Makeup- 2nd Assistants to join our Running Wigs and Make Up team for this year’s Festival.

TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POSITION AND TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.

Why do we need you?

At WWT, we believe that the best way for people to understand and ‘connect’ with wetlands is to experience them, so we bring awe-inspiring nature up close. You will be directly involved in shaping children’s unforgettable experiences through the warm welcome you give them, your interactions with them and the information that you provide. We need enthusiastic people to help deliver our education programmes to school groups and in doing so ensure that they feel part of something amazing.

What will you be doing?

• Helping out with school groups as appropriate, bringing their science curriculum to life

•      Engaging pupils in the natural world and helping to foster a love of the outdoors and wetland habitats

•      Interacting with children in a sensitive and responsive manner

•  You'll be playing a vital role in shaping unforgettable experiences for local school children and groups. We regularly hear the children visiting say, "best school trip ever!"

•  Working as part of a small and friendly team, you will be supported in gaining any essential training for the role

•  You will learn lots of new and transferrable skills. No two days are ever the same!

•  You'll be making a tangible contribution to wetland conservation by inspiring the next generation to care for our planet

Volunteers are an essential part of the WWT team. You'll get a warm welcome, including information on training, equipment and anything else you need. 

If you are interested in volunteering for WWT but don't wish to apply online, please email volunteering@wwt.org.uk or leave a message at 0191 419 5933 with your name and number. 

Just to let you know, some of our roles are very popular. To help our teams and minimise disappointment for people kind enough to want to support us, we might take roles down before the closing date if we get a lot of applications. If you do miss a role, or are looking for something particular, you can sign up to opportunity alerts. 

The role will suit you if:

• You have experience in an educational setting (though not essential)
• You are able to work well in a team of staff and volunteers
• You are able to communicate well with a diverse range of audiences
• You are familiar with Washington Wetland Centre - this would be an advantage during the initial stages
• You have a love of the outdoors and enjoy engaging with children

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

• Feel good knowing you are helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by like-minded wetland lovers
• Hear from the people who inject their energy, passion and expertise into wetlands and wildlife - talks, walks, webinars, tea and cake...
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Volunteer discount on shopping and memberships
• Access to webinars and practical information to help you manage daily life