John Sheret Email & Phone Number

Leeds, GB

Leeds

• Working as an integral part of the Facilities Team, to support the smooth day-to-day running of Harewood’s buildings, facilities and operations, maintaining the highest standards to ensure that Harewood has safe and.
• Supporting the Facilities Manager in providing effective monitoring of statutory compliance duties, including but not limited to, fire safety and firefighting equipment, emergency lighting, Legionella control, safety.
• Maintaining a schedule of routine checks in relation to Health & Safety and legal / regulatory compliance, accurately documenting the results of all completed checks to ensure an auditable trail, enabling the.
• Supporting the Facilities Manager with the administration of the Facilities reporting app / software, ‘Limble’.
• Assisting the Maintenance Assistant in carrying out pre-planned minor repairs, reactive and preventive maintenance, and site-wide improvement tasks.
• Inspecting and troubleshooting of reported problems and issues.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• Working as an integral part of the Collections Care Team, under the Conservation & Technical Officer.
• Ensuring that the House and its nationally significant collection of fine and decorative arts are maintained, cleaned and presented to the highest level of museum accredited standards.
• Utilising preventive conservation methods to care for both the interiors of the House, as well as the collections on display and in store, while adopting an active vigilance at all times for the condition of the House.
• Fully trained in the handling, protection and care processes for the movement of a variety of objects from furniture, paintings and carpets, to ceramics and textiles, safely utilising lifting and moving equipment where.
• Assisting in all aspects of the staging of exhibitions, including the safe relocation and move of collections objects, the protection of the House interiors, and the construction and deconstruction of exhibition spaces.
• Use of the Collections Management System (MuseumPlus), to document the collection, update object moves, and for condition checking.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• ARCHIVAL PROJECTS – Various volunteer archival projects over the course of six winters under the curatorial team. Projects ranged from transcribing letters, to re-arranging archives, checking the condition and.
• VOLUNTEER FORUM – A founding participant of the Volunteer Forum whose remit is to actively explore how we can build upon the success of the volunteer programme.
• VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT – Actively working as an ambassador for the Volunteer Scheme at Harewood, helping to recruit new volunteers.
• VISITOR RECEPTION – Ad-hoc shifts over a two-year period, welcoming visitors to the site as a first-line point of contact. This involved the use of in-house systems to process admissions for day visitors and members.
• RETAIL – Providing additional support over the busy Christmas period in the retail outlets.
• EVENTS – Providing additional support on event days, assisting with the processing of admissions for high-volume visitor events.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• Working in conjunction with the Visitor Experience Team to positively and proactively engage with visitors to the site.
• Assisting visitors by bringing to life the rich and diverse history of the House and its collection, helping them to interpret exhibitions of both a historical and contemporary nature, as well as being a source of.
• Invigilating the historic interiors of Harewood House and its nationally significant collection of fine and decorative arts.
• Actively extending my knowledge of the House and its collection through additional reading and research.
• Trained to ensure the safe evacuation of the House in the event of an emergency situation arising.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• A self-employed entrepreneur for 23 years, providing an essential service to the community and making a positive social contribution to it.
• Holding the post of Postmaster, having a direct working relationship with Post Office Ltd while additionally running my associated retail business.
• Responsibility as Postmaster for the accurate processing, recording and accounting of an annual multi-million pound client transaction turnover.
• Responsibility for managing substantial sums of Post Office Ltd cash and high-value stock while maintaining a high level of security at all times.
• Ensuring at all times that the business was profitable, by striving to maximise sales and opportunities and by keeping a tight rein on costs.
• Managing a diverse team of employees, nurturing them to create a positive can-do attitude through training and HR development.