[BCMA] B019 - Museum Assistant - Curatorial (Oral History Focus) - Temporary Full-time

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Good morning,

Please post the attached job opportunity on BCMA today, March 9, 2011.

Thank you.

Linda Fredrickson
Human Resources Clerk
604-532-7359

Luck is where preparation and opportunity meet.


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Summer Career Placement 2011
Bulletin File #: B019
Web Site: tol.ca<http://www.tol.bc.ca/>

Job Title:                Museum Assistant - Curatorial (Oral History Focus)
Division:                Recreation Culture and Parks -Langley Centennial Museum
Hours of Work:     Non-standard Hours and/or Non-standard Work Weeks
Hourly Wage:           $18.90 - $22.08 per hour plus 12% in lieu of benefits
Placement Date:    Approximately May 12 to approximately August 31, 2011
                                  (12 to 16 weeks - dependent on funding)





Applications are currently being accepted from a dynamic and committed individual to fill a temporary full-time Summer Career Placement for a Museum Assistant - Curatorial (Oral History Focus) from approximately May 12 until approximately August 31, 2011 (dependent on funding).

1. Duties and Responsibilities
As a student employee in the Parks, Culture and Recreation Division of the Township of Langley, the incumbent will work on short-term projects at the Langley Centennial Museum.  Summer Curatorial projects are aimed at the care of, establishing proper intellectual control over, and effective use our collection in the most professional manner affordable so that the Museum can connect with people in our community and beyond by making the artifacts and information resources in our profession more accessible, useful, and valuable to our visitors and research clientele.

The Museum Assistant - Curatorial (Oral History Focus) will be aimed at supporting the following project goals:

·         Continue describing and digitizing the museum's growing oral history collection
·         Responsibility to ensure oral history data was updated properly during a data migration, correct any errors or omissions
·         Carry out proper re-housing for oral history storage
·         Assist with updating and keeping the museum's website current, and brainstorming new ideas for the website redesign, planned for the summer of 2011
·         Create ideas to integrate the oral history collection into our website
·         Conduct collections inventories
·         Assist with a temporary exhibition change involving dismantling the existing and mounting the new displays, preparing exhibition mounts, participating in the review, editing, and mounting of label copy, photo, and other documentation of the installation
·         Assist with research and development for future exhibits
·         Assist with marketing current and upcoming exhibits
·         Assist with refurbishing a permanent exhibition, including monitoring visitor use of existing exhibits
·         Assist with special events, including preparations, set-up, take-down, and staffing of an exhibit opening, three local parades, and the museum's major public event on Canada Day
·         Assist in supervising volunteers in curatorial tasks, including inventory and cleaning
·         Curatorial outreach projects including providing a curatorial presence in the exhibit galleries for interacting with visitors by both giving and receiving information on our displays, researching focused collecting initiatives, etc.
·         Assist with day-to-day museum operations including opening and closing, participating with other colleagues in occasionally staffing the reception desk for lunch coverage and Gift Shop retail sales as help is occasionally required with this function.


2. Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills required for this position include:
·         University or college student entering second year of study or above, with courses in history, anthropology,  arts, museum studies, or related fields
·         Computer skills including knowledge & experience using word processing, Access, Excel , and Past Perfect software would be definite assets
·         Excellent organizational, technical writing, and research skills
·         Excellent interpersonal skills, preferably with experience in the service industry
·         Previous experience in a museum environment would be a definite asset
·         Because of the physical nature of much of the work proposed, the candidate must be physically capable of lifting 35 lb. from floor to table height and 20 lb. from table to head height
·         Access to their own transportation.

3. Position dependent on funding and the following eligibility criteria:
·       Must be a Canadian student, legally entitled to study and work in Canada, preferably returning to school and between the ages of 16 to 30 and willing to commit to a work assignment up to 16 weeks.

If you possess the required qualifications, knowledge and skills, as well as, meets all the eligibility criteria, please send your résumé and cover letter, quoting bulletin #B019 in confidence to:



Human Resources Division, Township of Langley

20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley, BC  V2Y 3J1

Fax #: 604.533.6129


These positions are defined by the Township of Langley as positions of trust (Child Safety) and require a criminal record check.

The closing date for this competition is by 4:30 p.m. Friday March 25, 2011.  We appreciate all applications; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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The Langley Centennial Museum is a community museum located in Fort Langley, British Columbia.  www.langleymuseum.org<http://www.langleymuseum.org>

9135 King Street, Fort Langley, BC

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