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curatorial assistant Verified Student job

Posted on May 01, 2024 by Employer details Billy Bishop Museum, A National Historic Site

Job details

  • Location948 3rd Avenue WestOwen Sound, ONN4K 4P6
  • Salary16.55 hourly / 35 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Term or contract (ending: 2024-09-13)Full time
  • Day, Weekend, To be determined
  • Start dateStarts as soon as 2024-05-27 to 2024-09-13
  • Benefits: Other benefits
  • vacancies 1 vacancy
  • Verified
  • Source Job Bank #2901204

Overview

Languages

English

Student status

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Full time enrollment

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Heritage/historical site
  • Museum
  • War/military museum
  • Data processing and computers
  • Community and public events
  • Children's program

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Prepare reports
  • Assist in the research, handling and storage of artifacts
  • Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control
  • Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
  • Construct displays and dioramas, build models, install artifacts in displays and prepare artifacts for storage and shipping
  • Protect and care for cultural artifacts and collections during exhibitions, while in transit and in storage

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Office

Technical experience

  • Cataloging
  • Curatorial assisting
  • Exhibit preparation
  • Interpretation/guiding

Exhibit preparation experience

  • Mounting/installing objects

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available

Employment groups Help - Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

  • Students

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-05-15

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