[Bcma-l] Job Posting - Barkerville
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Curatorial Assistant Wanted, Barkerville Heritage Trust
Barkerville Historic Town
The Curatorial Assistant will perform tasks associated with the Curation of
Barkerville Historic Town. Including:
* Registration and cataloguing of artifacts and paper material;
* Conservation of artifacts, buildings and landscapes;
* Occasional light construction duties;
* Assistance in the creation, changing and development of exhibits;
* Assistance with any pertinent activity in the preservation and
presentation of Barkerville Historic Town.
Working closely with the Curator, the Assistant will be responsible for the
conservation maintenance of exhibit and storage areas, but will also make
recommendations for improvements to both exhibit and storage spaces, writing
reports, creating drawings/illustrations and researching pertinent
information in support of the preservation of Barkerville and all of its
aspects including, writing of text and implementation of exhibit areas.
Research is a fundamental aspect of the job.
Qualifications:
The Candidate will have experience that reflects a range of skills,
including:
* Familiarity with computer programs;
* University degree in a related subject field, and/or equivalent in
work history (four years in a museum/heritage site)
* Training in museum procedures;
* Complementary skills and/or experience for the carrying out of the
tasks listed above;
* Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment;
* Demonstrated research skills;
* Willingness to work in a relative isolated area
* Light construction
Desirable Skills:
* Drafting
* Data base management
* Knowledge of computers
* Conservation, general and specific
* Research: historical, material cultural; conservation
* Knowledge of the area, people, artifacts and history
* Report writing
* Grant writing
Work scheduling and remuneration:
$17.58 per hour, full time, 35 hours a week, two weeks holiday. Weekend
work is expected in the summer.
Concerns:
The Candidate must be physically able to lift, bend, and carry heavy
objects, and endure dust issues that may be of concern to those with
allergies. Protective equipment will be supplied when and where necessary.
Working in a cool, wet and occasional very cold environment may also be a
consideration.
Applications will be accepted until 12 noon, March 30, 2007
Send applications to:
W.G. Quackenbush
Box 19, Barkerville Historic Town, V0K 1B0
Or: bill.quackenbush@barkerville.ca
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<P><U><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Curatorial =
Assistant Wanted, Barkerville Heritage Trust</FONT></SPAN></U>
<BR><U><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Barkerville =
Historic Town</FONT></SPAN></U>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The Curatorial =
Assistant will perform tasks associated with the Curation of Barkerville =
Historic Town. Including:</FONT></SPAN>
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<UL>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Registration and =
cataloguing of artifacts and paper material; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Conservation of =
artifacts, buildings and landscapes; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Occasional light =
construction duties; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Assistance in =
the creation, changing and development of exhibits; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Assistance with =
any pertinent activity in the preservation and presentation of =
Barkerville Historic Town. </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<BR>
</UL></UL>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Working closely =
with the Curator, the Assistant will be responsible for the conservation =
maintenance of exhibit and storage areas, but will also make =
recommendations for improvements to both exhibit and storage spaces, =
writing reports, creating drawings/illustrations and researching =
pertinent information in support of the preservation of Barkerville and =
all of its aspects including, writing of text and implementation of =
exhibit areas. Research is a fundamental aspect of the =
job.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><U><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Qualifications:</FONT></U></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The Candidate =
will have experience that reflects a range of skills, =
including:</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> =
</FONT></SPAN>
<UL>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Familiarity with =
computer programs; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">University =
degree in a related subject field, and/or equivalent in work history =
(four years in a museum/heritage site)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Training in =
museum procedures; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Complementary =
skills and/or experience for the carrying out of the tasks listed above; =
</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Demonstrated =
ability to work in a team environment; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Demonstrated =
research skills;</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Willingness to =
work in a relative isolated area</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Light =
construction</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<BR>
</UL></UL>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><U><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Desirable =
Skills:</FONT></U></SPAN>
<UL>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Drafting</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Data base =
management</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Knowledge of =
computers</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Conservation, =
general and specific</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Research: =
historical, material cultural; conservation</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Knowledge of the =
area, people, artifacts and history</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Report =
writing</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Grant =
writing</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<BR>
</UL></UL>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><U><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Work =
scheduling and remuneration:</FONT></U></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">$17.58 per hour, =
full time, 35 hours a week, two weeks holiday. Weekend work is =
expected in the summer.</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><U><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Concerns:</FONT></U></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The Candidate =
must be physically able to lift, bend, and carry heavy objects, and =
endure dust issues that may be of concern to those with allergies. =
Protective equipment will be supplied when and where necessary. =
Working in a cool, wet and occasional very cold environment may also be =
a consideration.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Applications will =
be accepted until 12 noon, March 30, 2007</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Send =
applications to:</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">W.G. =
Quackenbush</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Box 19, =
Barkerville Historic Town, V0K 1B0</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Or: =
bill.quackenbush@barkerville.ca</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN>
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