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BAJR Employment Section - FAQ
This section will let you know some more details about the BAJR employment system. If there is anything more you want to know, please call me on 0787 6528 498 / 01620 861643 or email me at - info@bajr.org .
3 : How often do you update the Jobs Page?
4 : Do you have any responsibility for the jobs you advertise?
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1 : How much does it cost?
Simple answer to that is; £80 per single advert. This helps to cover the vast number of additional free services on BAJR, from Education, Guides and a massive updated database of archaeology to cutting edge technology which will be shared for free... We even produce a web based radio program once a week. ... Add to that an audience of over 4000 people per day!! and that is surely worth it. You can pay either by sending a cheque made payable to BAJR or British Archaeological Jobs Resource sent to BAJR, Traprain House, Luggate Burn, East Lothian, EH41 4QA
OR BACs payments are also welcome - send details to the same address.
2 : What do the Levels mean?
BAJR has decided to implement a simple system (based on Local Govt Levels to create a Level of payment based upon Duties :: The weekly rate is based on a calculation based on 37.5 hours work per 5 day week with no additional non statuatory holiday pay entitlement, pension rights or sickness leave entitlement)
GRADE:
(typical post)
(Required Minimum
G1
Training Position)
UKP 13,739 (UKP 264.21 pw)
G2
(ie Basic Site Assistant)
UKP 14,626 (UKP 281.26pw)
G3
(ie Site Assistant 2 or Technical Worker 1
UKP 15,611 ( UKP 301.21 pw)
G 3/4
(ie Senior Site Assistant or Technical Worker 1 or Junior/Trainee
Supervisor )
UKP 16321 (UKP 313.86 pw)
G4
(ie Technical Worker 2 or Supervisor )
UKP 17036 (UKP 327.61 pw)
G 4/5
(ie Senior Technical Worker 2 or Supervisor or Junior Project
Officer )
UKP 18319 (UKP 352.28 pw)
G 5
(ie Specialist 1, or Project Officer SMR Asst.)
UKP 19479.00
G 5/6
(ie Senior Specialist, SMR post and Project Officer or Junior/Trainee
Manager)
UKP 22060.05
G 6
(ie Specialist 2, Senior SMR Post or Project Manager)
UKP 24466.75
G 7
(ie Directorial and Senior Management)
UKP 31523.88
3: How often do you update your pages?
Simple answer to that is daily - (though it can be up to
3 days - as sometimes I am travelling abroad and need time
to get to a computer!!) However I am now able to update from
anywhere in the world .. which is just as well...... ah Blue
Sky Archaeology.![]()
4: Do you have any responsibility for the jobs you advertise?
BAJR does try to keep an eye on what is going on... it is quite often like the proverbial swan with a gentle glide on the surface and a frantic paddling beneath. I am grateful to the companies that advertise through BAJR for their support and help in maintaining a standard.
The jobs you never see are ones that pay beneath the BAJR set pay levels or have conditions that are not in keeping with the IFA Codes and Conducts that BAJR not only recommends as a standard, but upholds as a supporter of the IFA. If you have a problem with either a company that advertises (they are in breach of H&S or Pay Levels or Employment Entitlements) then please get in touch and we can try to negotiate an amicable solution. The same is true for a company with a problem staff member.
BAJR Recognised Payscales - 2007/8
| Grade | Minimum Rate of Pay | Info |
| G1 | L13,739 (L264.21 pw) | |
| G2 | L14,626 (L 281.26 pw) | |
| G3 | L15,611 ( L 301.21 pw) | |
| G 3/4 | L16321 (L313.86 pw) | |
| G4 | L17036 (L327.61 pw) | |
| G 4/5 | L18319 (L352.28 pw) | |
| G 5 | L19479.00 | |
| G 5/6 | L22060.05 | |
| G 6 | L24466.75 | |
| G 7 | L31523.88 |
Other Heritage Jobsites
An alternative UK job service, consisting of a paper or e-mail bulletin summarising advertised jobs in archaeology, is the JIS from the IFA. BAJR and IFA's Jobs Information Service are not competitors, but offer different and complementary services for those seeking archaeological staff or employment.
Archaeologyfieldwork.com (USA)- Shovelbums (USA)
- Vacaturebank Archeologie (Nederlands)
- Uni of Leicester Heritage Jobs Desk (World)
- Museum Jobs.com (World)
- Archaeology Forum (Germany, France, UK)
- Underwater Archaeology & Maritime History (World)
- eCulturalResources (USA)
