Local Studies Officer

Job Summary

Please note this post is temporary until November 2025.

East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust is recruiting a Local Studies Officer for a  fixed term contract until 20^th November 2025.

East Dunbartonshire Leisure & Culture Trust are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to join our Heritage and Arts team. This is an opportunity to work with one of the most extensive Local Studies Collections in Scotland that attracts a wide range of users. 

You will  have relevant experience in collections management and collections care in a library or heritage setting. You will have working knowledge of digital services and family history research. You will have excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to work collaboratively with both our partners and our team. The post is primarily based on site at William Patrick Library, Archives & Local Studies Department, however Collections are held or feature across multiple library and heritage sites.

This role will ensure the care and expansion of East Dunbartonshire Local Studies Collections and promote their use in various ways. You will work closely with the Archives Officer to deliver a high standard of enquiry and outreach service for our customers.   There will be a requirement for you to answer email, telephone and in person collection enquiries within the Library and also to take local collections out into the community. You will be comfortable delivering engagement workshops for groups of all ages. You will manage a programme of displayed Local Studies material across library venues. You will develop a programme of family history activities and be able to demonstrate the use of various online family history resources such as ScotlandsPeople and Ancestry. You will be confident delivering training to front line staff so they can support the day-to-day Archives & Local Studies Service. You will have experience of promoting access to collections through a range of proactive activity including digital access. You will have knowledge of inclusion and ways of working with people and partners to develop inclusive collections. The role sits within a team of arts and heritage professionals. There will be opportunity for collaboration with libraries, museums, archive, exhibitions and arts programming.  

You will promote local heritage and the Archives and Local Studies Service through the coordination of events such as Local History Month and Doors Open Day in partnership with heritage and community groups.

If you like to discuss this post further please contact  us at EDLCT.Bookings@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

 

Charter of Commitment

 

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

 

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Websites

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk

www.edlc.co.uk