I am responsible for the day to day running of the Museum, Mine and shop as well as ensuring that the future development needed to keep improving the venue is put in place. I manage all of the Museum finance from wages, budgeting, end of year accounts. Applications I have made for grants ranging from £400 through to £50,000 have been successful and I am able to ensure that a little money goes a long way. I project manage some of the developments from concept, grant applications, resource sourcing, ordering materials, managing volunteers and external work teams, ensuring health & safety on site, advertising through to reporting back to grant bodies. I also support other project managers who are volunteers by applying for the grants and ensuring materials required are on site when needed. I am fortunate to be able to also work front of house with members of staff and visitors - this enables me to stay aware of how visitors feel about their experience with us and to discuss ideas with individual staff members. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Ensuring the survival of the Museum's collection of mining artefacts, photographs, paper records, audio records and mineral collectionStaff management - hiring, training, contracts, paying of wages, day-to-day managing of staff etcHealth & safety - inc. writing risk assessments, policies and proceduresFinancial planning, grant applications,Retail managementVisitor experience managementMaintaining social media presenceDesigning advertising materialManaging an evening event programmeManaging conferencesStrategic planning Project management / leadershipDisplay researchDeveloping educational materialsI work 3 days (15 hours a week) and am lucky enough to work with mine guides, paid staff, volunteers, visitors, school children, contractors, designers, sales people, mine inspectors, researchers, artists, theatre groups, heritage groups and many more.I am determined, hardworking and loyal.

The Peak District Mining Museum will be relocating to a new building at the National Stone Centre and expanding to become the Mining & Quarrying Museum. I am responsible for ensuring this happens by finding the funding for this move and development of the new Museum. I will be leading the creative process of designing the interior of the Museum; the layout and panel information. In addition I shall be writing and sourcing material for some of these panels.

I was one of the trustees at the National Stone Centre. I stepped down as trustee in order to focus more of the volunteer hours I have available on the project to bring the Peak District Mining Museum onto the National Stone Centre site and then expanding to include mining and quarrying. At the same time the Institute of Quarrying will be developing an Educational Centre of Excellence on the site for professional education in the mineral and stone industries.

Managing all of the Museum finance from paying wages and invoices, end of year accounts setting 3 year budget, Still working as a Senior Museum Assistant front of house & behind the scenes and doing it all in just 20 hours a week.

Front of house and behind the scenes. Running mine tours, school visits, family activities. Manging the Museum's social media, record keeping using Excel, creating display material in Word and Publisher.

Over 22 years and four schools I have been responsible for the education of children aged 3-11. This has provided experience in managing employees and members of public, arranging and chairing meetings, managing a budget and secretarial duties. As a teacher I had to provide a consistently high level of education by careful planning and assessment of students. As deputy headteacher I liaised closely with senior members of the local education authority and Ofsted and provided the bridge between the Headteacher and other staff in school. I have also been responsible for child protection, including chairing emotional meetings between social care and parents, ensuring all have a voice and that decisions made are in the best interests of the child.