Museum and Collection Technician

Organization

North Vancouver Museum and Archives

Job Type

YCW 6 month internship

Language Required

English

Location

North Vancouver, BC

Application Deadline

30/08/2019

Job Start Date

24/09/2019

Date Posted

20/08/2019

Email

nvmac@dnv.org

Website

nvma.ca

Salary

$20.89/hr

Job Description

Museum & Collection Technician
1 Temporary Full-time position (24 weeks)
North Vancouver Museum & Archives Commission
The North Vancouver Museum and Archives is seeking an energetic, conscientious individual to fulfill an internship and provide assistance to the Museum Curator for a period of twenty-four weeks.

The North Vancouver Museum has a collection of over 10,000 historic objects, including objects related to the Moodyville town site, the development of the waterfront and the shipbuilding industry, outdoor recreation, North Shore households, municipal transportation, local First Nation activities, and notable citizens. We are completing a Collection Assessment Project, which includes surveying NVMA’s collection for artifacts for exhibit and preparing for deaccessioning, as well as photographing, packing, and moving retained artifacts to new collection storage facilities. The NVMA is also in the process of planning and preparing core exhibits for the NVMA new museum set to open in 2020 in Lower Lonsdale in North Vancouver, as well as the initial temporary exhibits for the new museum, and a series of distributed exhibits located in community centres and libraries in North Vancouver.

The Position:
The Museum Technician will assist with a variety of museum collection management tasks to survey and care for the museum collection, as well as plan and install new exhibits.

Specific Duties:
Tasks will include photographing artifacts; preparing storage mounts; packing artifacts; transporting artifacts; basic cleaning of artifacts; basic conservation of artifacts; conducting research on artifacts; researching and writing exhibit text and labels, and updating documentation and database records.

Preferred Skills and Knowledge:
• Completed undergraduate degree or certificate in an area appropriate to this position such as: History, Archaeology, Museum Studies, Anthropology, First Nations Studies, or Library, Archival or Information Studies.
• Interest and some knowledge in local and First Nations history, museum exhibits and collections.
• Some knowledge of preventive conservation, artifact care and handling, and experience preparing artifact mounts is an asset, as is experience with museum documentation and database systems like PastPerfect.
• Other qualifications include an interest in material culture and in museum or archives work, a high degree of computer literacy, ability to maintain accuracy under pressure and deadlines, ability to lift 20lbs and walk up and down stairs, effective interpersonal and organizational skills, and excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Criminal Record Check may be required.

Wage: $20.89 plus statutory holidays and vacation pay
Work week: 30 hrs/week (4x7.5 hr days)
Term: 24 September 2019 to 27 March 2020 (24 work weeks, with 2 week shut down over Christmas)
Work Sites: Community History Centre (3203 Institute Road) and Museum Collection Facility, North Vancouver
Application Deadline: Friday August 30, 2019 5pm PDT.

Please submit resumé and covering letter by e-mail to nvmac@dnv.org, specifying “Museum & Collection Technician Position” and your name in the subject line or by fax (604-987-5688). Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position is funded in part via Young Canada Works in Heritage Institutions Internships for Graduates program of the Department of Canadian Heritage, administered through the Canadian Museums Association. Position is subject to receipt of funding. Candidates must be registered on the Young Canada Works website and meet all eligibility criteria to be considered for this position:
• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada; Note: Non-Canadian students 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 YCW;
• 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 YCW;
• 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.

PLEASE CONFIRM IN YOUR APPLICATION THAT YOU HAVE READ AND MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. Visit www.youngcanadaworks.ca for particulars.

The North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission is an equal opportunity employer. Indigenous youth are strongly encouraged to apply.