Great City, Great Work, Great Future!

The New Westminster Museum and Archives has a 16-week summer employment opportunity which will run from May 12, 2015 to August 28, 2015, Tuesdays to Saturdays, 35 hours per week. Please note that the staffing of the position and its duration are conditional on the approval of the grant application submitted to the Young Canada Works program.

Duties include:

Assist with the research, development and fabrication of exhibits.
Assist with museum packing.
Assist with museum move.
Assist with cataloguing, photo documentation, deaccessioning and updating artefact database records.
Deliver educational heritage programming for school children and the public.
Perform guided tours of New Westminster Museum and Archives facilities, including Irving House and the 1937 Samson V Museum.
Help the curator with basic preservation tasks.
Develop reference materials.
Perform light cleaning and basic maintenance.
Perform other related duties.

Requirements include:

Please note that in order to apply you must be registered in the Young Canada Works inventory at www.youngcanadaworks.ca and that you must be between the ages of 16 and 30. You must also have been a full-time student in the semester preceding the YCW job and intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job.
In addition you should ideally have completed a year of study in history, education, design, or museum studies or a related program at a recognized university.
Preference may be given to those with previous work or volunteer experience in a museum.
You should be familiar with the theory and principles of museum operations.
Ability to work co-operatively, as part of a team.
Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
You are an individual who pays close attention to detail.
Familiar with the Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative suite of products.
Ability to work 35 hours a week from Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Must be able to pass and maintain a criminal and personal record background check.

This position offers an hourly rate of $17.71 plus 12% in lieu of benefits.