Museum Guide
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Museum Guide
- Organization name:
- Pemberton Museum
- Job location:
- Pemberton, British Columbia
- Length of assignment:
- 2018-06-30 to 2018-09-02 (8.8 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $15.00
Reports to: All senior staff
Overall responsibility: provide visitor services and guided tours to connect museum visitors to local, regional and national Canadian history.
Visitor Services:
• Connect all visitors to the museum to regional history including local events and activities and educational resources onsite and online.
• Assist with improvement of signage, labels and educational information on site.
• Assist with creation of signage, labels and educational materials in French related to Canadian pioneer history.
• Assist with creation of exploratory activities for children.
• Other duties as required including day to day operations and opening and closing duties.
Guided Tours:
• Deliver guided tours to individuals and groups as required including adults and children.
• Connect visitors to history through guided tours that hi-light artifacts and information from the Pemberton Museum’s collection.
• Provide assistance to all visitors to ensure they can access the museum and its displays and resources.
• Recommend and connect visitors to other cultural activities and museums in the Sea to Sky region.
Special Events
• Deliver visitor services during special events at the museum and assist with development of short activities for groups (children and/or adults).
Consults with: all staff
Term of employment: (9 weeks, 350 hours) June 30, 2018 – Sept 02, 2018 / 40 hrs per week (may include weekends)
The successful applicant will possess the following skills and abilities
• High school and/or post-secondary education with interest in history, museum studies, education, visual arts, marketing or tourism
• an understanding of museums and their role in a community
• experience working with public (children, families, adults)
• excellent communication skills; verbal and written
• reliable and professional work standards
• outstanding customer service skills
• works cooperatively with others
• professional presentation and design skills
• knowledge of learning styles, reading levels and abilities
• proficient with MS Office; especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Physical requirements include: working outside, lifting, moving or carrying objects of various weight and dimension, climbing stairs, using a step ladder, standing for long periods, walking on uneven surfaces, and desk work.
* This position is dependent on funding from the Government of Canada’s Young Canada Works in Heritage Program, administered by the Canadian Museums Association (CMA). Thus, the successful candidate must meet the following criteria: be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (Note: Non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting
permanent status are not eligible), be legally entitled to work in Canada, be between 16 -30 years of age at the start of employment, have been a full-time student (as defined by his or her educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job and be returning to full-time studies in the fall
(2018), be registered in the YCW on-line candidate inventory, be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment, not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW.
Resumes will be accepted until Tuesday, June 19th 2017 at 4:00 pm. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only individuals short-listed for interviews will be contacted. Please forward resumes with cover letters to: Personnel Committee. Contact Us through our website at www.pembertonmuseum.org or by phone 604-894-5504.
Characteristics of the work environment and city where the work will take place:
The Pemberton Museum is a one acre site with five historic buildings, a programming facility and administration/display centre. It is a not-for-profit society that receives funding for basic operations from local government on an annual basis. The museum began operations in 1982 and summer students have contributed significantly to the ongoing development of the museum and its collection and programs through the years.
The Pemberton experience affords the ideal candidate a unique small town work experience in the southern Coast Mountains. Historically, Pemberton was founded as a settlement along the Harrison-Lillooet Gold Rush Trail of 1858 and was an important Port for the early steamers serving 30,000 gold rushers who passed through the region. Modern day Pemberton has been designated a gateway community to the south coastal range backcountry, and is one of Canada’s fastest growing municipalities of its size.
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