History Volunteer at Jet Age Museum

HISTORY VOLUNTEER

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES DOCUMENT

ROLE:

Jet Age Museum (JAM) engages with people in Gloucestershire and beyond to foster and inspire interest in the aviation history of the County, from the earliest days of flight through the birth of the Jet Age to the modern aerospace industry of today. The role of the History Volunteer within the Conservation and Restoration (C&R) Team is to:

a)      Collate, in a coherent and complete way as possible, historical information concerning aviation aspects of Gloucestershire’s history.

b)     Provide members of the public a fuller appreciation of the history of Gloucestershire aviation.

c)      Help members of the public and other volunteers with their queries relating to the history of Gloucestershire aviation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Collate in a coherent and complete way as possible historical information concerning aviation aspects of Gloucestershire’s history.

·        Cover all historical aspects through time to the current day using existing information available in the Museum and research of external data.

·        Make available to the public historical data giving a fuller appreciation of the history of Gloucestershire aviation.

·        Support members of the public and other volunteers with their queries relating to the history of Gloucestershire aviation.

·        Support Collections and Display (C&D) to improve displays of historic information for permanent and temporary exhibits.

·        Use and update the MODES database with specific information about Gloucestershire aviation history.  

·        Gather together in an artefact dossier information about certain major exhibits. The first project will be to cover the Meteor NF14.

SKILLS/INTERESTS NEEDED:

The holder of this role should:

·        Have a deep interest in Gloucestershire and overall aviation history.

·        Be competent in data and record management.

·        Be competent in historical research.

 TRAINING OFFERED:

 Training will be provided to understand GAC Charity objectives and the Policies applicable to the Collection. Training will be given on the use of the MODES data base.

TIME COMMITMENT SUGGESTED:

Required time commitment is a minimum of 5 hours per week split on site and remote.    

MAIN POINT OF CONTACT/SUPERVISOR: 

The Archive & History Manager.