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Assistant Curator

Program stream:
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title:
Assistant Curator
Organization name:
Chemainus Valley Museum
Job location:
Chemainus, British Columbia
Length of assignment:
2017-05-28 to 2017-08-26 (12 weeks)
Hourly wage:
$12.00
Chemainus Valley Historical Society
P.O. Box 172, 9799 Water Wheel Crescent, Chemainus. B.C., V0R 1K0

Assistant Curator - Chemainus Valley Museum

Curators are specialists in a particular academic discipline relevant to a historical site/museum/gallery's collections. Museum curators research and recommend acquisitions of artiefacts and are responsible for the care of objects, materials, documents and public records. The position will assist with the duries listed for the Chemainus Valley Museum.

Students seeking summer employment with the Chemainus Valley Museum must currently be in school as a full-time student (September 2015 - April 2016) and planning to return to full-time studies in September of 2016.

The Chemainus Valley Museum is located on Vancouver Island mid-way between Victoria and Nanaimo at 9799 Water Wheel Crescent. Situated within the Water Wheel Park the museum has a beautiful setting to showcase the local history of this wonderful community.

The Chemainus Valley Historical Society is lookig for energetic students to:
- Greet and welcome all visitors.
- Offer and conduct tours- Receive, catalogue, clean, store and research artefacts and archival material.
- Input data using Past Perfect, training will be given.
- Assist in general work with Archivists.
Assist with office work where needed.
- Design and impliment display changes.
- Assist with variuos programs.
- Assist where needed.

Qualifications:
- Knowledge of basic computer programs such as, Office, Word, Works, and Past Perfect.
- Famililiarity with basic databases.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Works well independently as well as in groups.
- Knowledge of cash/till procedures.
- Knowledge of standard museum operations.

This position to start no later then June 1, 2016 and end September 3, 2016
Wage: $12.00 per hour

Phone 250 246-2445 Fax: 250 416-0544 E-mail: cvhs@telus.net
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