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Find your new career with us at Wakefield Museums and Castles.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and aim to be representative of the many communities we serve.

Do you have what it takes to join our team?

More details about working for Wakefield Council can be found on the Council website. It also includes advice on applications and our values.

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Exhibitions Technician vacancy - closing date 14 December 2025

Full time (37 hours), permanent

£28,598 to £31,537 per annum

Could you help create eye-catching, ambitious museum displays?

We are looking for an Exhibitions Technician to support our vibrant and diverse exhibitions programme.

You will work across our three museums, two historic castles and in our communities. You will use creative problem solving and practical skills to bring local stories to life for our visitors. You’ll help to build bespoke structures and play a key role in exhibition installations.

Join our skilled and supportive team and help us turn exciting ideas into reality.

If you’d like to work on inclusive, accessible and sustainable exhibitions, we’d love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from people with transferable skills from all sectors and industries.

Please note, interviews for this role are likely to take place 8 and 9 January 2026.

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Equal opportunities

We support people facing unique challenges in accessing employment. If you meet the essential criteria for a role, we guarantee an interview if you:

have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010
are a veteran, reservist, or cadet force adult volunteer
are a looked-after young person or care leaver.

If you require assistance to attend an interview, please let us know in your application.

Disability Confident Leader

We are proud to have been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader. This reflects our ongoing efforts to:

Champion inclusive recruitment and workplace practices
Support disabled employees to thrive and progress
Engage with other employers to promote disability confidence across our community.

We offer guaranteed interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for a role.

Mindful Employer

We've signed the 'Charter for Employers Positive about Mental Health'. We're making a public declaration of our ambition to support the mental health and wellbeing of our staff.

We uphold the following values:

To provide non-judgemental and proactive support to staff with experience of mental ill-health.
To avoid making assumptions about a person with a mental health condition and their ability to work.
To be positive and enabling toward all employees and applicants with a mental health condition.
To support line managers in managing mental health in the workplace.
To ensure the fair recruitment of staff in accordance with the Equality Act (2010).
To make it clear that people who have experience of mental ill-health will not be discriminated against.

Menopause Friendly Employer

We are a Menopause Friendly Accredited Employer.

We are clear how we support menopause in our workplace. We create an environment where menopause can be talked about easily. We put the right support in place for colleagues.

Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award

As part of Wakefield Council, we are signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Council offers guaranteed interviews to all Veteran, Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteer applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role.

We also have friendly policies and a staff support network.