Archivists, Curators and Records Managers

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• evaluating and preserving records for administrative historical legal evidential and other purposes
• preparing record-keeping systems indexes guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records
• identifying and classifying specimens and objects and arranging restoration work
• examining items and arranging examinations to determine condition and authenticity
• designing and revising medical record forms
• managing organisations' central records systems
• analysing the record-keeping needs of organisations and translating these needs into record management systems
• maintaining computerised and other record management systems and record forms and advising on their usage
• controlling access to confidential information and recommending codes of practice and procedures for accessing records
• developing record cataloguing coding and classification systems and monitoring their use

If you like to help others and enjoy working with computers, phones and other office equipment, then the administration, clerical and support services field could suit you. You’d need to be a good communicator and be well organised, cooperative and flexible. Some of the tasks you may be given would be to: respond to internal or external enquiries; set up schedules and office systems; book meeting rooms; take minutes; manage records and basic accounts and maintain databases. Specific duties would depend on the field you are employed in – there are many opportunities in the medical, automotive, business, education and tourism fields, to name just a few. However, most businesses need administrative staff, so the possibilities are almost endless.

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