Conservation cleaning volunteer and visitor guide volunteer. Review
by Leighton House and Sambourne House
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Leighton House and Sambourne House
- 7. Would you recommend Leighton House and Sambourne House to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Leighton House and Sambourne House
Overview
I have to clean the paintings, sculptures and other artefacts on display in both museums. I also do some shifts as a volunteer visitor guide, where I have to help and assist visitors and give them some information about the museums if they ask me. I also have to be prepared for a fire emergency and help visitors evacuate the building through the emergency doors. I also have to help any visitor with a disability to reach the first and second floors of the building.
Skills
Yes, I have improved my skills as a customer assistant because I have to stay in the museums and be ready for any problem that may arise with the visitors or the place. I have also learnt about the cleaning and conservation of the artefacts on display because they are very rare and delicate objects and I have been taught how to manage and clean them properly. I also learnt a lot about Victorian artists such as Frederick Leighton and Edward Linley Sambourne.
Responsibilities
Yes, I am responsible for the safety of visitors and for the objects and artefacts on display. I am responsible for evacuating the house in the event of a fire and for helping visitors with disabilities to reach the first and second floors. I also have to be very careful when cleaning the artefacts and paintings as they are very historic and valuable.
Support & Guidance
In my training, we spend an hour getting to know every door in the museum in case we have to evacuate visitors because of an incident. I also spent two hours learning how to carefully clean the works of art on display.
Culture
The atmosphere in both houses is really good. All my colleagues are very nice and friendly and they are always there when I need guidance or support.
Your Impressions
I am really enjoying this placement because it is different from what I have done before and I am learning a lot of new things.
Yes
Just be honest, friendly and always ready to do whatever they need.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Voluntary
London
November 2024