[Bcma-l] Part-time Museum Attendant

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

The DELTA MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES is looking for a part-time, regular MUSEUM 
ATTENDANT
 

The Museum Attendant reports to the Executive Director through the 
Secretary/Receptionist and works within the team environment of a 
community museum and archives and the context of Delta Museum and 
Archives Society policies and procedures.

 

Description: The Museum Attendant is responsible for visitor reception, 
answering public inquiries or forwarding calls to appropriate staff, 
registering program bookings and collecting fees, transacting gift shop 
sales, maintaining the safety and security of Delta Museum and Archives 
buildings, contents, and visitors, and performing clerical tasks.

 

Responsibilities:

    * Visitor reception, including meeting and greeting visitors when
      they first enter the museum, orienting visitors to the admission
      policy, history, services, and layout of the museum and archives,
      recording visitor attendance statistics.
    * Answering public inquiries about the Delta Museum and Archives'
      hours of operation, location, exhibition and program information,
      and related matters in-person, by telephone, fax or e-mail.
    * Answering the telephone, transferring calls to staff or taking
      messages as appropriate.
    * Registering program and special event bookings in-person, by
      telephone, fax or e-mail including collecting appropriate fees and
      providing receipts for payment of fees, and calling program
      registrants, if required.
    * Transacting gift shop sales
    * Taking receipt of donations of objects or materials to the museum
      and archives for later consideration by the Curator or Archivist.
    * Maintaining the safety and security of Delta Museum and Archives
      buildings, contents, and visitors, including unlocking and locking
      the buildings as required, operating the alarm systems and
      surveillance of exhibition and gift shop areas.
    * Performing clerical duties, including basic word processing,
      filing, photocopying

 

Qualifications: High school graduation, plus training or experience in 
basic clerical and word processing skills. Excellent oral communication 
and interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team. Excellent 
organizational abilities.

 

Hours of work: Saturdays and occasional Sundays - September to May

                         Saturdays and Sundays - June to August 

                         10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Pay Rate:  $12.63/hour plus 4% in lieu of vacation

Application Deadline: May 5, 2007

Please Send Resume to: Catherine Ouellet-Martin       or e-mail to 
couellet@dccnet.com <mailto:couellet@dccnet.com>

 Executive Director

 Delta Museum and Archives

 4858 Delta Street

Delta, BC   V4K 2T8

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for 
further consideration will be contacted.