| |
Job Description:
|
|
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE ASSISTANT
Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society (WVIIHS) is seeking 2 summer students to work in Port Alberni, BC. The work would begin 8 July and end 2 September and be for 30 hours /week and could include weekends at rate of $12.65/hr.
Work will be directly with and related to the WVIIHS collection of industrial artifacts, mainly related to the west coast forest industry.
• Duties will include cleaning, displaying, presenting to the public, some computer inventory work and assisting on the railway
• The positions will be based at the Industrial Heritage Center, with some duties at other locations in Port Alberni
• These positions will be of particular interest to student with an interest in heritage, industrial machinery and dealing with the public. Skills will be acquired in the preservation and presentation of a large collection of historic trucks and other objects.
• These positions are funded under a grant from Canada Summer Jobs program (CSJ)
• Requirements for all applicants are:
1. Must be registered as a full time student in the 2017/2018 academic year and proof of intention to return full time to a high school, trades school, college or university in the 2018/2019 academic year
2. Canadian citizen or permanent resident
3. Have a valid Social Insurance Number
4. Foreign students are not eligible
Please send an application and resume to Pete Geddes by e-mail (plgeddes@telus.net) on or before 7 June 2018.
Thank-you to all applicants, only short-listed students will be contacted.
|
|