[BCMA] Wanted: Fort Langley CN Station Manager

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 *Wanted: Fort Langley CN Station Manager
<http://www.langleyheritage.ca/2018/02/15/wanted-fort-langley-cn-station-manager/>*

See the job posting below for an exciting opportunity: manager of the Fort
Langley CN Station.  Deadline for applications is March 1st, 2018.

*CN Station Site Manager – Contract for Services Posting*

*Job Type:* Part-time (low season up to 14hrs/week, high season up to
25hrs/week), contract (March-October)

*Wage: *$20-25/hr, depending on experience

*Job Location:* CN Station Site, 23245 Mavis Street, Fort Langley

*Reports to: *Langley Heritage Society Board (CN Station Liaison)

*Deadline:* March 1, 2018

*Position Overview:*

The CN Station Site Manager position reports to the Station Committee
Liaison while working collaboratively with the CN Station Committee to see
to the day-to-day operations of the site.  Volunteer management and
creating a positive, interesting and welcoming experience for our visitors
are of utmost importance within this role.  Priority will also be directed
towards educating the public on the historical significance of the site and
its place in Fraser Valley history.


*Summary of Duties:*

*CN Station Volunteer Management:*

   - Coordinate volunteer recruitment and retention
   - Schedule volunteers
   - Assist with CN Station volunteer outlines/training/supervision
   - Assist with detailing expectations around visitor interaction and
   engagement (for all staff, students and volunteers to follow)
   - Lead volunteer orientations (until other volunteers might be able to
   take this on)
   - Maintain and organize volunteer records
   - Create volunteer recognition opportunities
   - Volunteer break coverage as needed

*Site Operations and Maintenance:*

   - Open/close site as needed
   - General upkeep and cleaning of the station and washrooms
   - Attend monthly CN Station Committee meetings (when scheduled)
   - With input from others on the Station Committee, create a monthly
   update report for the LHS Board
   - Report to board if there are any maintenance issues that require
   attention
   - Worker-bee organization
   - Souvenir sales to the public as needed
   - Tracking expenses and assist with basic budgeting
   - Running the model railway display as needed (after training)

*Improve Public Engagement:*

   - Work with the station committee and Station Committee Liaison to
   create better historic interpretation of the site – photos, signage,
   displays, costumed interpreters
   - Signage for the site (inside and outside)
   - Improve displays inside the station (artifact management)
   - Assist with providing information/photos for LHS online presence re:
   the Station
   - Program development (look into events and programs that could enliven
   the site throughout the summer months)
   - Identifying and managing tourist needs that come to the station
   (gathering information and making it available for volunteers and tourists
   in the form of videos, pamphlets, signs, handouts etc.)

*Job Requirements:*

   - Police Record Check required
   - Comfortable with basic computer applications (word, email)
   - Past experience managing volunteers
   - Mandatory training on running the model railway
   - Comfortable working with the general public and a volunteer board
   - Knowledge of the local area and local history
   - Experience with social media platforms considered an asset

Please send resume and cover letter to: info at langleyheritage.ca with “*CN
Station Manager Posting*” in the subject line or mail to: Langley Heritage
Society, Box 982, Fort Langley, BC, V1M 2S3.  Posting cut off is March 1,
2018.  Only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted. No
phone calls please.
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