Collections Assistant
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Collections Assistant
- Organization name:
- Kitimat Museum & Archives
- Job location:
- Kitimat, British Columbia
- Length of assignment:
- 2018-06-11 to 2018-08-24 (11 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $15.00
$15.00 per hour, Monday to Friday, 35 hours/11 weeks, June 11 – August 24, 2018
Working closely with the Assistant Curator in charge of collections, the Collections Assistant will complete outstanding collections documentation on the Museum’s database (dBTextworks, InMagic), re-house artifacts, and create shelf lists for storage in three areas – the main storage room at the Museum and two off-site storage lockers. Data entry and filing documentation will be undertaken by this position. In the largest off-site storage locker, a collection of artifacts from the village of Kemano must be catalogued. Additionally, some artifacts must be added to the Museum’s permanent exhibitions, some deaccessioned and taken out of the Museum’s collections, and others placed on display on plinths/stands.
The work emphasizes museological standard practices and procedures including care and handling of artifacts and documentation. The position is an excellent work experience for an arts student who is highly attentive and passionate about history, organization and detail. The candidate must be responsible and comfortable working independently and under direction, sharing ideas and making decisions. The candidate must also have strong organizational, research, writing, and keyboarding skills.
Submit a resumé with cover letter addressed to the attention of Louise Avery, Executive Director, by the deadline, Friday, June 1, 2018, 4 p.m.
Kitimat was created in the 1950s to house the workers of Alcan's aluminum smelter. People came from around the world for the work, and stayed. Ours is an international community, reflecting the makeup of similar communities across Canada. Kitimat is a new town – 60 years old in 2013 - with pride in its history, population diversity, and natural surroundings. Kitimat is an industrial-based community looking to diversify its economy.
Websites on Kitimat and its history:
http://www.kitimatmuseum.ca
http://www.tourismkitimat.ca
http://www.kitimat.ca
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