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Job Description:
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Background:
The Enoch Turner Schoolhouse (the “Schoolhouse”) is an historic site located in Toronto and owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust (the “Trust”). Built in 1848, the Schoolhouse was established by Enoch Turner, a wealthy local brewer as the city’s first free school. The one-room schoolhouse is a provincially significant heritage site and is maintained as a museum and an interpretive centre, conference centre and reception facility. The rooms are used for public school groups and also rented out privately for activities including weddings, parties, meetings and filming activity.
Education Assistant Description:
The Ontario Heritage Trust seeks the services of an individual (the “Education Assistant”) to provide programming and operational assistance including answering public inquiries, assisting with bookings, administrative support including email and word processing, program promotion, and coordinating interpreter shifts and training. In addition to administrative duties, the Education Assistant may be asked to provide interpretation and support during events and other activities at the schoolhouse as well as other GTA Trust sites. These educational tours at the Schoolhouse provides visitors with a glimpse of daily life in late 19th-century Toronto, the lives of immigrants in Victorian and Edwardian Toronto, and an understanding of the roots of free education in Ontario.
List of Duties:
• Answering phone and email inquiries and providing general customer service;
• Assist with the development of current and new educational programs;
• Training interpreters and coordinating schedules;
• Assisting with the daily opening and closing of the site, including program setup;
• Delivery of public programs to visitors;
• Contribute to an active social media calendar;
• Booking school and group tours and distributing related handouts or educational material;
• Create and implement an outreach plan;
• Other duties as assigned.
Business Hours:
The Schoolhouse is operated year-round from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Hours may fluctuate, however special events and programs may be scheduled outside these hours.
The Education Assistant is required on a part-time basis for 2 ½ days a week and a set weekly schedule will be negotiated in advance by the Coordinator of Toronto Sites indicating the days and hours of work. Some shifts may vary as programs and activities are booked. The Education Assistant shall provide services to the Trust and be employed through a service contract.
Minimum Qualifications:
The candidate shall have
• a sound knowledge of late-19th century Ontario history;
• excellent public speaking skills;
• previous administrative experience;
• degree in a field related to history, education, theatre or museums;
• demonstrated excellence in customer service;
• Works effectively in a team environment;
• experience training and coordinating staff schedules;
• demonstrated attention to detail;
• experience with new technology, apps and digital programming;
• willingness to work flexible hours;
• basic proficiency with Word processing, Excel and Outlook.
Interested candidates are requested to email Madison Hamilton, Toronto Sites Coordinator at Madison.hamilton@heritagetrust.on.ca to receive an invitation to quote to the service contract. Please return the submission form, along with a resume by Friday June 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm.
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