Join our Team
Are you an excellent communicator with a passion for collections, culture and art? We look for dynamic and passionate people to be part of our Museums team.
Current Vacancies at St Albans Museums
Our vacancies will be listed here and on the council's hiring website.
Community Engagement Officer
£19,474 up to £21,250 inclusive annual salary + up to 19.7 percent employer pension contribution
Fixed Term until March 2027
Part-time (18.5 hours pw) – job share
Flexible working options (including hybrid)
About the role
Are you passionate about connecting people with arts, culture, and heritage? Do you thrive on building relationships, empowering communities, and creating opportunities for those who may not usually engage with cultural services? If so, we’d love you to join our museums team here at St Albans Council.
Working as part of the wider Learning, Engagement and Curatorial teams, you will develop and deliver community-focused projects aligned with our National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) commitments for 2023–2026. Your work will help ensure that our museums reflect the diverse stories, experiences and creative voices of the communities we serve.
In this role, you will play a key role in strengthening our relationships with local communities across the district. You will work as part of our museums team to reach out to groups and individuals with low cultural engagement, helping them feel welcome, included, and able to participate fully in the Museum Service’s activities. You will be developing and delivering projects in line with our forward plan and activity related to our role as a National Portfolio Organisation. We want our museums to be safe, welcoming and engaging spaces for all and this role is fundamental to helping us achieve this.
About you
We’re looking for someone who has experience working with community groups, particularly those with limited cultural engagement and the ability to take on multiple projects. An understanding of community engagement within an arts or heritage context and the ability to build effective, trusting relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders is essential for this post.
A degree (or equivalent relevant experience), familiarity with Microsoft Office, and strong data‑gathering and reporting skills are essential. Good communication skills are key, as is an ability to actively listen. This role is a job share so a key attribute of the ideal applicant will be their ability to work collaboratively with others.
You must be committed to inclusion, diversity and representing community voices. The ability to work collaboratively and independently if needed is also essential.
St Albans Museums is open to all and as an organisation we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We particularly welcome applications from candidates that are under-represented in the museums and heritage sector, including black and minority ethnic candidates, candidates from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and/or candidates with a disability.
For more details, including the job description and how to apply, please visit St Albans Council's website here.
About St Albans Museums
St Albans Museums runs several museum and heritage sites including Verulamium Museum, the 15th century Clock Tower and the St Albans Museum + Gallery, at the heart of the city centre.
St Albans Museums is open to all and as an organisation we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We particularly welcome applications from candidates that are under-represented in the museums and heritage sector, including black and minority ethnic candidates, candidates from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and/or candidates with a disability.
