Shop Supervisor

Victoria & Albert Museum

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 9 days ago
The RoleWe are seeking a part time (Friday to Sunday) shop supervisor to join our busy and dynamic Front of House team at the V&A.This role will suit adaptable people with a visitor-first mentality who thrive in a busy and changing environment. Please review the Job Description for full details of the role, expectations and benefits.Please do use the space provided in the application form to tell us about your relevant experience and how it matches with 'What we are Looking For' in the job description. While not a requirement, experience of working in a fast paced customer-facing environment and line management experience will be advantageous so please do reference these if applicable.Please note that full Friday to Sunday availability is required for this role. You will work 3 Fridays out of 6, every Saturday and every Sunday.The V&AThe V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives:
  • To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
  • Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
  • Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
  • To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
  • Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
  • Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.
The BenefitsBenefitsGenerous pension scheme29 days plus bank holidaysFlexible working​Tickets to V&A exhibitionsSubsidised staff canteen25% discount in V&A shopsGive as you earn schemeBicycle loanED&I at The V&AAt the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications:
  • The Guaranteed Interview Scheme - Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities;
  • Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
  • Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.
  • Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
Job Descriptions are currently uploaded as PDF's, if for any reason you require the documents in Word Format, please email Contactpeopleteam@vam.ac.uk with your request.

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