Community Outreach Assistant

Program stream:: Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title:: Community Outreach Assistant
Organization name:: Museum of Ontario Archaeology
Job location:: London, Ontario
Length of assignment:: 2018-06-11 to 2018-08-31 (11.6 weeks)
Hourly wage:: $14.00

A Community Outreach Assistant is required for the Museum of Ontario Archaeology's summer season, beginning June 11 and ending August 31, 35hrs/week, $14.00/hour. The successful candidate will have a background in Anthropology/Archaeology, Public History, Museum Studies, Education, First Nations studies or similar and possess both a positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Prior work or volunteer experience at a museum or historic site is an asset.
The Community Outreach Assistant will be responsible for representing the Museum at community events throughout the summer season; engaging visitors by sharing the museum’s stories through hands-on activities and demonstrations. This position will also offer the opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved in the development of a travelling exhibit, audience engagement, and public outreach.
Please include in your covering letter how you meet the Young Canada Works eligibility requirements.
Applications will be due by May 11, 2018
Please send, fax, or e-mail resume and cover letter to:
Katie Urban, Learning Coordinator
Museum of Ontario Archaeology
1600 Attawandaron Road
London, Ontario, N6G 3M6
fax: (519) 850-2363
E-mail: learn@archaeologymuseum.ca

Characteristics of City/Region:
The Museum of Ontario Archaeology is located in the northwest corner of the City of London, the traditional territory of the Munsee-Delaware, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee Peoples and their Ancestors who have lived here from Time Immemorial. First named as a settler village by John Graves Simcoe in 1793, London has a rich and deep archaeological past, with evidence of human occupation from the period of glacial recession approximately 13,000 years ago, to the vibrant city that it is today. Adjacent to the Museum is a 500-year-old village once inhabited by approximately 2,000 Indigenous agriculturalists, today known as the Lawson Site. This site is considered one the region’s largest settlements before European contact.
Museum of Ontario Archaeology website: www.archaeologymuseum.ca
London is situated in the Western part of Ontario, Canada. The city hosts the seat of Middlesex County, and it is located halfway between Toronto and Detroit.
City of London website: http://www.london.ca/

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