Summer Gallery Attendant
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Summer Gallery Attendant
- Organization name:
- Oakville Galleries
- Job location:
- Oakville, Ontario
- Length of assignment:
- 2017-06-21 to 2017-09-02 (11 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $13.00
JOB POSTING – SUMMER GALLERY ATTENDANT
Terms: Full-time contract
Start Date: 21 June 2017
End Date: 2 September 2017
Salary Level: $13/hour
Language of work: English
Oakville Galleries is a leading contemporary art museum that engages people with the questions that shape us as individuals, communities and cultures. The Galleries serves communities in Oakville, Halton Region and wider audiences nationally and internationally. We are currently looking for a Summer Gallery Attendant to add to our dynamic education team.
Nature and Scope of Position
Reporting to the Education Officer, the Summer Gallery Attendant engages the public in discussions about Oakville Galleries’ exhibitions and programs, and is responsible for the security of the works of art on view.
General Responsibilities and Functions
• Host visitors to Oakville Galleries’ exhibitions and programs;
• Initiate discussions about and lead tours of the exhibitions on view;
• Provide information and accept registrations for Oakville Galleries' educational and public programs;
• Take registrations for summer camps and update corresponding class lists and databases;
• Promote membership programs to visitors;
• Maintain attendance records;
• Open and close the gallery spaces on time;
• Provide assistance to the Education, Communications, Development and Curatorial departments as required.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate:
• is enrolled in a post-secondary program in Art History, Art Education, Visual and/or Media Arts, Museum Studies or a related discipline;
• demonstrates a solid knowledge of and keen interest in contemporary art and/or museum practices;
• is comfortable interacting with members of the public and delivering public talks;
• is responsible, hard-working, enthusiastic and dynamic;
• has a proven ability to communicate effectively.
The Summer Gallery Attendant position is dependent on funding from the Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works program (YCW). Candidates for the position must:
• be legally entitled to work in Canada;
• be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (unfortunately, non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);
• be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
• intend to return to full-time studies in the fall of 2017.
Application deadline: 1 May 2017. Please submit cover letter and resume to educationjobs@oakvillegalleries.com
Oakville Galleries is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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