[BCMA] Summer Job Posting- Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives

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 Sunshine Coast
           
        
            Museum

             
           
        
            716 Winn Road, P.O. Box 766

            Gibsons BC  V0N 1V0

            Phone/Fax (604)886-8232

            scm_a at dccnet.com 

             
           
        
     

 

     
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Job Posting
Museum Assistant
 

Period of employment:         May 8 - August 25 (16 weeks)

Deadline for Application:     April 27th, 2013

Hours:                                      32.5 hrs/week; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday to Sunday

Salary:                                     $12.00 per hour + vacation pay

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives explores the connection between land, sea and human experience. Our mandate is to preserve and present the diverse history of the Sunshine Coast through exhibits, public programming, and community outreach. We have two floors of exhibits, a reference library, an extensive collection of over 9,000 photographs, and a community archives. The Museum is situated in the heart of Gibsons Landing, 10 minutes from the BC Ferries terminal in Langdale.

Job Description:

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives invites applications for the temporary position of Museum Assistant.  This full-time position is funded in part by the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) employment initiative.  The successful candidate will assist in monitoring the museum and gift shop, event planning, and public programming. Other duties include collections inventory, collections care and documentation, database work, research, and tours. The Museum Assistant will work closely with the Museum Manager/Curator and Curatorial Assistant

Under the direction of museum staff, they will gain skills in leadership, planning, and events coordination. They will acquire skills in museum standards and policy, collections care, cataloguing, research procedures, and database software. The museum setting will provide experience in public service, team work, collaboration, and the importance of preserving history for future generations.

Skills Required:

The successful candidate possesses superior written and oral communication skills in English, is organized and detail oriented, has a good level of computer literacy including spreadsheets, database software and email, and has enthusiasm for local history, community, collections, and working with the public. They will have the ability to follow instructions and work both independently and as part of a team. The ideal candidate will have some post-secondary training in a related field (education, history, anthropology, museum studies, library and archival studies, curatorial studies), must be a current student between the ages of 16 and 30, and intend to return to full-time studies in the fall (details of eligibility available online http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca). Candidates will be chosen on the basis of their skill level and ability, therefore we welcome all applicants regardless of race, gender or disability.  

Application:

Please forward a resume and cover letter by email to scma_manager at dccnet.com 

or mail to P.O. Box 716, Gibsons BC, V0N 1V0; Attn: Kimiko Hawkes, Manager/Curator

 

POSITION IS DEPENDENT ON GRANT FUNDING

*Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
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