Historic Environment Internship

Full Time: 12-month fixed term contract.

About us

The borough of Sefton is in north Merseyside within the Liverpool City Region.

Sefton has a distinctive historic environment with over 560 Listed Buildings and 25 Conservation Areas covering a wide range of building ages and types. The Conservation & Heritage team are based within Planning Services and the work is both challenging and rewarding, being central to maintaining the distinctiveness of Sefton’s towns and villages to ensure that these areas continue to be desirable places to live, visit and work.

We have been successful in attracting National Lottery Heritage Funding for our townscape heritage project for Southport and we also face major challenges in relation to Heritage at Risk which we are currently addressing.

Job requirements:

The post is an internship based within the Conservation & Heritage team.

The successful candidate will support the functions and delivery of the team as well as receiving on the job training and mentorship. The post will also include day release to the MSc in Building Conservation and Adaptation at the University of Central Lancashire for which full financial assistance in respect of the course fees will be provided by the Council through the Southport Townscape Heritage Project.

You will be required to complete the course during the 2024/25 academic year. At the end of the fixed term, with the experience and qualifications achieved, you will be ready to embark on a career in the field of Conservation. Those who already have a postgraduate qualification in Conservation need not apply.

UCLAN Course:

Building Conservation & Adaptation, MSc/PGDip/PGCert - UCLan

Closing Date:
12 noon Monday 29^th July 2024

Interviews will be held by Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 7^th August 2024

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.