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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please post the attached posting and ad below on the BCMA listserv. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default> <b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Summer Employment Opportunity </span></b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Summer Assistant Needed <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:20.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b>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 <i>Canada Summer Jobs </i>program. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>Start date: As soon as possible <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>End Date: August 26, 2016 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>Salary: $12.75 per hour, 35 hrs./wk. (includes some weekends) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><b>Job Description: </b>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><b>Job Duties include: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default>• Research and develop materials for exhibits and programs <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• Docent work leading facility and walking tours <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• Collections - cataloguing, inventorying, digital imaging, and conservation <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• Data entry into ca collections management software database<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• Perform customer and visitor services such as assisting with research requests <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><b>Qualifications: </b>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: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>• Museum Studies • Archival Studies • Canadian History • Heritage Resource Management <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• Information Management <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• Education <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• OR related field <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>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: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>• basic office skills<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default> • research skills <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• visitor services experience <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• docent experience <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• experience with the collections management software, PastPerfect <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='page-break-before:always'>• graphic design skills <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='page-break-before:always'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default style='page-break-before:always'>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. <b>NOTE: </b>This position is being funded by Canada Summer Jobs, therefore applicants must: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='page-break-before:always'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• 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; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act2; and, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>• be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><b>Please submit a cover letter and resume to Julianna Weisgarber, Collections Manager at </b><b><span style='color:#0461C1'>info@oliverheritage.ca </span>on or before Wednesday, May 18th. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We thank all applicants in advance; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.</span></i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>