Placements offered by Church of England’s Cathedral and Church Buildings Division (ChurchCare) will give un-rivalled opportunities for practitioners to experience the work of the division and its committees, the Church Buildings Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, with a closing date of 20 June.
ChurchCare writes:
We have opportunities for two volunteers with an interest in history, architecture and conservation to work within our multidisciplinary team of experts this summer. This voluntary work experience will provide experience and exposure to the care of cathedrals and church buildings. We are looking for two hard-working, highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals, willing to take a hands-on approach to a range of tasks.
The first role would be suited to someone studying, about to start, or recently graduated from a course in a relevant subject, for example, historic building conservation or architecture.
The second role will be mainly working with our website content, and would be suited to someone with an active interest in architectural history and experience of website or blog editing, content management systems and social media. A previous volunteer described their experience with ChurchCare as ‘an ideal opportunity to introduce the subject of building conservation’ that has ‘equipped me with the knowledge of how conservation practice is applied in professional employment.’
You should be able to commit to a period of 3-4 weeks over the summer. In return, you will be introduced to the varied strands of our work and have the opportunity to shadow staff on casework site visits and in meetings. The usual place of work will be Church House, Westminster, London, with possible visits out of office. Some degree of flexibility in hours is possible, and reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Contact Lisa McIntyre (lisa.mcintyre@churchofengland.org or 020 7898 1864) for further information. To apply, please submit a CV with a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the placement by 5pm on Monday 20 June 2016. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 29 June 2016.
