[cma-l] Community Historian job in Hackney

[CMA-L]

Community Historian

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/MD405/Community_Historian/

Project: From Fever to Consumption: the Story of Healthcare in Hackney

Location: London

Fee: £4,800

Type: Freelance (approx. 32 days)

Closing Date: Friday 5 December 2008

The Hackney Society is looking for an experienced Community Historian
with expertise in oral history and reminiscence work.

As Community Historian you will support and work with the Project
Officer and volunteers to help deliver elements of our Heritage
Lottery Fund project From Fever to Consumption: the Story of
Healthcare in Hackney.

You will be responsible for the delivery of reminiscence sessions with
older people; training volunteers; ensuring that oral history
interviews and research are good quality; uploading content to the
community history website; undertaking any additional research
required that has not been done by the volunteers; and conducting
volunteer appraisals. This freelance work requires an enhanced CRB
check. The Project Officer will support this work by assisting with
the recruitment of volunteers, and finding oral history and
reminiscence informants.

The contract is for approx. 32 days work between January and September 2009.

The brief is attached. If you require any further information please
contact Lisa at lisa at hackneysociety.org.

For further information about the Hackney Society log on to
http://www.hackneysociety.org.

Closing date: 5 December 2008.

Interviews: 10 December 2008.