[BCMA] Archives Summer Job Posting - Delta Museum and Archives Society

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Delta Museum and Archives Society
Delta Museum and Archives Society
Summer Employment Opportunity
4918 Delta Street
Position: Archives Assistant
Delta, BC V4K 2V2

The Delta Museum and Archives Society (DMAS) is seeking a temporary (summer
- 13 weeks), full time (35 hrs/week) Archives Assistant. 

Duties and Responsibilities 
- To arrange and describe the records of a local politician; 
- To arrange and describe records of a local historian and farmer; 
- To arrange and describe additional fonds as time permits; 
- To enter archival descriptions into database; 
- To perform basic preservation treatments to records, process them for
permanent storage; 
- To identify records in need of conservation; 
- To assist with printing and filing hard copy finding aids. 

Qualifications: 
- Candidate must have been a full-time student during the last academic year
and be returning to full-time studies in the fall of 2016; 
- It is desired that the candidate will have completed at least 1 year of
degree in Archival Studies or 3 years of undergraduate study, minimum, in a
relevant subject field (i.e. History) and will have some experience working
in an Archives' (or similar organization such a Library or Museum), as a
volunteer, student intern or employee (3 to 6 months minimum); 
- Candidate must have prior experience with arrangement and description and
a familiarity with the Rules for Archival Description (RAD); 
- The YCW student must have strong, accurate data entry skills and
experience working with a PC computer and be comfortably computer-literate.
(Prefer prior experience working with InMagic, Photoshop, online databases,
and scanning processes and procedures); 
- The YCW student should have an expressed interest in working in an
Archives and provide an explanation for choosing an Archives as their
institution/organization of choice; 
- As this position may require interaction with the public, a criminal
records check will be required; 
- Applicant must be legally entitled to work in Canada and fulfill the
requirements of the granting agencies. 

Terms of Employment: May 2 to July 29, 2016 with the regular work week
Monday - Friday with the occasional Saturday as needed. 
Work hours are 9:00am - 4:30pm 
Rate of pay: $14.35/hour plus 4% in lieu of vacation 
All DMAS summer student employees are members of CUPE Local 454 

DMAS is an equal opportunity employer

This position is dependent on YCW grant funding. 

Send cover letter and resume to: 
Gabrielle Martin, Executive Director 
Delta Museum and Archives Society 
gmartin at deltamuseum.ca 

 

The closing date for applications is Saturday, April 23rd.


We thank all applicants for their interest in the position but only
candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

 

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