Assistant Museum Administrator

at Watrous Manitou Heritage Centre (view profile)
Published March 8, 2023
Location 403 Main Street, Box 735, Watrous, SK, S0K 4T0, Watrous
Category Default  
Job Type Summer  

Description

Dates of Employment:         July 1 – September 2, 2023

Age:                                        15-30 years of age

Hours:                                     Tuesday – Saturday; 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Hourly Wage:                         $14.50 per hour

Location:                                Watrous, Saskatchewan

Applicants must be comfortable working with the public, available to work weekends, and have organizational and computer skills.

Duties include:

  • Dealing with visitor related interactions within the facility in person as well as over the phone and electronically.
  • Providing tours of the museum to customers.
  • Front-line customer service to museum patrons and guidance and training to museum volunteers.
  • Creating and organizing program activities.
  • Assisting with the digitization of object records of the museum’s collections. This involves scanning and saving al physical records so they can be retained digitally.
  • Updating and keeping accurate records as requested.
  • Assisting with exhibition layout plans and setting up and taking down of exhibits.
  • Assisting the administrator in general office duties.
  • Providing light duties in museum such as vacuuming, dusting of the exhibit area.

Candidates should have interest and/or experience in these areas, a willingness to learn, and a commitment to health and safety. Communication skills and the ability to work independently are also required. Training is provided.

To be considered, a candidate must be:

  • A Canadian citizen or permanent resident or with refugee status in Canada;
    • Legally entitled to work in Canada;
    • Between 15 and 30 years of age;
    • Willing to commit to the full duration of the job.

For more information and to submit your resume, email watrousheritage@sasktel.net or mail your resume by April 15th to:

 Watrous-Manitou Beach Heritage Centre

403 Main Street, Watrous, SK, S0K 4T0

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Watrous-Manitou Beach Heritage Centre is committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those who self-identify through their application as having barriers to employment, including living in rural or remote locations, Indigenous, LGBTQ2+, visible minorities, those living with a disability, and who are recent immigrants and/or refugees.

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