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Museum Registrar

Program stream:
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title:
Museum Registrar
Organization name:
Mahone Bay Museum
Job location:
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Length of assignment:
2018-05-12 to 2018-08-31 (12 weeks)
Hourly wage:
$12.00
The Mahone Bay Museum is recruiting a Museum Registrar for a mid-May to August summer staff position (full-time) funded by the Young Canada Works program. Located along the south shore of Nova Scotia, the Mahone Bay Museum is a small community museum that strives to provide visitors and locals with an in-depth understanding of our community’s heritage through the preservation, interpretation, and celebration of our local history and culture.

Job Description
Under the supervision of the Manager and Curator, the Museum Registrar will move, research, and conduct conservation assessments for approximately 90 artifacts that are on loan to Mahone Bay Museum. The Museum Registrar will combine this information in a written report that is presented to the Museum's Board for their approval of the return of the loaned artifacts.

The Museum Registrar will also research and write new sections in our collections management policy regarding incoming and outgoing loans, the process of deaccessioning, and internal artifact movement in the Museum.

The Museum Registrar will
• Become familiar with the Museum’s Collection Management policy and procedures
• Become familiar with the process of incoming loans and the return of loans
• Learn about Mahone Bay's history
• Conduct research regarding artifacts
• Learn how to properly handle the artifacts
• Learn how to identify conservation issues and complete conservation reports when necessary
• Review information in our Collections Management database regarding loaned artifacts
• Create and submit a report for the review of the loaned artifacts to the Museum's Deaccessions and Returns sub-committee
• Learn about Collections Management policies
• Develop a stronger Collections Management policy for the museum by writing new sections and strengthening existing sections regarding incoming and outgoing loans, deaccessions, and artifact movement in the museum
• Answer questions and engage visitors while working on the loaned artifacts or on the computers in our research room where visitors may watch and interact with our staff
• Work as a team to complete the museum opening and closing procedures
• Greet and inform visitors about Mahone Bay history and complete gift shop sales while relieving the front desk staff member during their lunch and breaks
• Aid the Manager/Curator with other related tasks as they arise
• Have opportunities for job shadowing the Manager/Curator on other museum related tasks beyond collections management


Qualifications

Ideal candidates for the Museum Registrar position will
• Be attending university in the fall of 2018 with a field of study or a particular interest in history, anthropology, museum studies, or other museum related topics
• Have knowledge of Nova Scotia in general and Lunenburg County in particular will be an asset
• Have above average computer skills
• Be detail oriented to ensure correct information is input into the return of artifacts report
• Have strong research skills and good communication skills
• Be friendly and respectful to other staff members and the public
• Be able to greet visitors in an engaging manner
• Possess a valid driver’s license OR have reliable access to transportation, as there is no public transportation in Mahone Bay
• Have up to date training in first aid or are willing to attend first aid training if required (to ensure there is always one staff member at the museum trained in first aid).

No previous experience with collection management is required.

Youth with a disability, Aboriginal youth, visible minorities youth, and new Canadian youth are encouraged to apply as the Mahone Bay Museum is an equal opportunity employer.

Please send your resume and cover letter by April 14, 2018 to Lyne Allain by e-mail at mahonebaymuseumjobs@gmail.com or by regular mail: Mahone Bay Museum, P.O. Box 583, Mahone Bay, NS, B0J, 2E0

Applications will be screened according to how well the applicants meet the above requirements. To ensure the candidate meets the eligibility requirements to YCW, the top candidates will be contacted and will be required to register with the YCW website prior to being formally interviewed.

For more information about Mahone Bay, please visit: https://www.mahonebay.com/

For more information about the Mahone Bay Museum, please visit: http://mahonebaymuseum.com/

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