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Job Description:
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Archives Assistant – YCW BCH (Limited Term)
The Dundas Museum and Archives is the grateful recipient of funding from the Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage Program administered by the Canadian Council of Archives for a full-time limited term Archives Assistant.
This is a unique opportunity to join a small museum team. The successful candidate will be working with others to make archival materials available and accessible to a growing audience. We are seeking an individual who has an interest in all aspects of the management of an archival program, especially within a community museum setting. The candidate must be passionate about public access to archives and their management.
As a valued member of the team at the Dundas Museum and Archives, and under the supervision of the Archivist, the Archives Assistant will gain valuable experience in:
- Acquisition and accessioning
- The arrangement, description, and digitization
- Reference service
- Promotion and outreach through exhibitions development and social media campaigns
- Preventive and active conservation
Qualifications and skills:
You must be a recent graduate (within the last 24 months at the start of employment), preferably from a master’s level archives or information management program. Students graduating from master’s level museum studies, library studies, undergraduate programs majoring in history or college level archives, museum or library programs may also be considered.
As well you should have the following skills:
- Superior attention to detail and highly developed organizational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal communication is essential.
- The ability to work independently and take initiative when necessary is required.
- Exceptional customer service is an asset.
- Proficient in Word, Excel, and Photoshop. Familiarity with scanning and database management is an asset.
- Bending, reaching and lifting (up to lift 50 pounds) are essential requirements of this position.
Details:
Project Duration: 20 weeks (700 hours) full-time
Contract Term: 9 September 2019 to 07 February 2020
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 9am-4:30 pm (35 hours per week)
Remuneration: $17.00/hour, plus mandatory employer benefits.
The Dundas Museum and Archives is committed to fair and accessible employment practices and invite applications from all the Government of Canada’s job equity groups.
The successful candidate must meet the Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage criteria:
• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible).
• are legally entitled to work in Canada.
• will be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.
• are willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment.
• will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the program.
• are an unemployed or underemployed college or university graduate that is not employed full-time.
• are a recent graduate who has graduated from college or university within the last 24 months at the start of employment.
• are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while employed with the program and have not previously participated in or been paid under this or any other Career Focus internship program funded under the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy.
The candidate must be registered in the Young Canada Works inventory.
When notified we will take reasonable steps to accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes and when people are hired, including but not limited to ensuring application processes are easily accessed by support devices and ensuring that interviews are conducted in a location that permits the use of any assistive devices that the applicant may require.
Interested applicants should forward a cover letter and resume electronically to:
Sandra Kiemele
Archivist & Assistant General Manager
Dundas Museum & Archives
sandra@dundasmuseum.ca
The application deadline is 4 pm on 26 July 2019
Information gathered will only be used for candidate selection purposes. We thank all applicants however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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