Collections Assistant

Program stream:: Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title:: Collections Assistant
Organization name:: Brockville Museum
Job location:: Brockville, Ontario
Length of assignment:: 2017-06-26 to 2017-08-20 (8 weeks)
Hourly wage:: $11.40

The Brockville Museum seeks a Collections Assistant to carry-out cataloguing duties at the Museum at 5 Henry Street, Brockville. The position runs from May 15th to September 4th, for 35 hours per week including weekends at $11.40/hour.

Under the supervision of the museum Registrar, the Collections Assistant will work to catalogue the Murray Studio photographic negative collection. This will include documenting and numbering each negative, identifying negatives that require conservation, and digitizing and storing each stable negative. The Collections Assistant will also perform other museum duties as required.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate a genuine interest in collection management, superior attention to detail, comfort using electronic databases, reliability, and comfort working independently. Candidate should also demonstrate flexibility and willingness to learn. Experience working with photographic negatives and museum databases considered an asset. Preference will be given to a post-secondary student. Must meet Young Canada Works eligibility criteria.

Applications should be forwarded to the City of Brockville Human Resource Department, PO BOX 5000, 1 King Street West, Brockville, Ontario, K6V 7A5 or hr@brockville.com no later than 4pm on April 14th, 2016.

For more information on the Brockville Museum, please visit our website: www.brockvillemuseum.com

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