[BCMA] Summer Student Job Posting

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Please post the attached posting and ad below on the BCMA listserv. Thank
you.

 

 

Summer Employment Opportunity 

Summer Assistant Needed 

 

The Oliver and District Heritage Society is looking for a student enrolled
in college or university to be a Summer Assistant for a 16 week position.
This position is conditional upon the receipt of funding from the Canada
Summer Jobs program. 

 

Start date: As soon as possible 

 

End Date: August 26, 2016 

 

Salary: $12.75 per hour, 35 hrs./wk. (includes some weekends) 

 

Job Description: The successful candidate, supported by the Collections
Manager, will develop museological and archival skills through practical
hands-on experience by performing daily tasks and working on special
projects essential to the operation of a heritage organization, with an
emphasis on collections, exhibits, and programs.

 

Job Duties include: 

 

. Research and develop materials for exhibits and programs 

. Docent work leading facility and walking tours 

. Collections - cataloguing, inventorying, digital imaging, and conservation


. Data entry into ca collections management software database

. Perform customer and visitor services such as assisting with research
requests 

 

Qualifications: The successful candidate will be a post-secondary program
student currently enrolled in a Canadian Educational institution with an
interest in history and heritage resources. Preference will be given to
those enrolled in one of the following: 

 

. Museum Studies . Archival Studies . Canadian History . Heritage Resource
Management 

. Information Management 

. Education 

. OR related field 

 

Museum or archive experience such as artifact handling, digital photography,
and/or conservation experience is preferred but not required. Any of the
following would be assets: 

 

. basic office skills

. research skills 

. visitor services experience 

. docent experience 

. experience with the collections management software, PastPerfect 

. graphic design skills 

 

A Summer Assistant will be a team player with the ability to work
independently. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, adaptable, have
strong organization skills and attention to detail. NOTE: This position is
being funded by Canada Summer Jobs, therefore applicants must: 

 

. be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment; 

. have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year
and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic
year; 

. be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee
protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection
Act2; and, 

. be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant
provincial or territorial legislation and regulations. 

 

Please submit a cover letter and resume to Julianna Weisgarber, Collections
Manager at info at oliverheritage.ca on or before Wednesday, May 18th. 

We thank all applicants in advance; however, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.

 

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