Stores Assistant: The Institute of Photography

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two part-time Stores Assistants within the Institute of Photography.

 

Reporting to the Stores Manager, the key focus of this role is to provide support to students who are seeking to loan equipment, the safe and appropriate storage of technical equipment, accurate and timely data input into the booking system and ensuring that the technical stores area is kept tidy and well maintained. Attention to detail is crucial to keep the equipment in perfect working order. You will also be required to provide demonstrations to students, teaching staff and external customers.

Health & Safety is a key focus and as such you will be required to adhere to Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times, also when appropriate and necessary, to both challenge and guide all users of our service to ensure their compliance in this regard.

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who have experience of working within a technical / stores environment and ideally have a flair for maintaining and repairing technical equipment. You will be a customer focussed individual with excellent communication skills, key to this role is the ability to engage with students.

 

We would like to hear from you if you have the following skills/experience:

 

These positions are offered on a permanent, 20 hours per week, 36 weeks per year basis.

 

 

The hours for each role are below, with flexibility required to allow for additional stores cover and training needs.

 

 

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above.

 

Contact [email protected] with any questions about the vacancy or to request an informal discussion before applying.

 

The closing date for the position is Wednesday 9 September 2026.

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer excellent benefits, including: