Education Coordinator – Transportation Discovery Centre and Learning Centre
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Education Coordinator – Transportation Discovery Centre and Learning Centre
- Organization name:
- Resurgo Place
- Job location:
- Moncton, New Brunswick
- Length of assignment:
- 2018-05-14 to 2018-08-10 (12.57 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $12.70
11 weeks, 40 hours per week at $12.70 per hour
May 14 – August 10, 2018
Languages of work: English and French
Resurgo Place (Moncton Museum)
20 Mountain Road, Moncton, NB E1C 2J8
(506) 856-4383
Resurgo Place, the home of the Moncton Museum and Transportation Discovery Centre, offers an array of educational programs and cultural outreach programs. Since its reopening in 2014, the public response has been truly positive. The Transportation Discovery Centre offers hands-on and interactive exhibit on transportation. The Learning Centre is open to all visitors and combines free supervised and unsupervised crafts, a reading corner and some unique supervised experiments.
The Education Coordinator - Transportation Discovery Centre and Learning Centre (TDCLC) assists the Heritage Development Officer – Programming with the conceptualization, development, delivery and evaluation of the summer activities pertaining to our Transportation Discovery Centre and Learning Centre, in correlation with industry standards in educational and cultural tourism planning. This includes research, development and implementation of family activities and general public informal education initiatives for both Resurgo Place and the Bore Park presentations. This Education Coordinator will work in conjunction with the Moncton Museum Education Coordinator to organize special events such as Canada Day, New-Brunswick Day and Acadian Day celebrations. The Education Coordinator supervises a team of Program Leaders at Resurgo Place who implement educational programming and activities
The student must have completed one (1) year of university majoring in any Science, Engineering, Geography, Education or another related field. The student must be familiar with educational programming and supervisory duties. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Must be fluently bilingual- French and English. The student must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Publisher and Excel. The position requires self-motivation, customer service skills, good organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to work in a team environment. General knowledge in most major sciences would be an asset. Knowledge of local geography and transportation history of Greater Moncton would be an asset.
The City of Moncton is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply, visit the Summer Jobs for Students section of the City of Moncton website at http://www.moncton.ca/Government/Careers/Summer_Jobs_for_Students.htm
Characteristics of City/ Region:
Resurgo Place is located in Moncton, New Brunswick. Greater Moncton (within 15 km) is home to 144,810 people. Moncton is a vibrant city that has for mission: “working together to grow our economy and improve the quality of life for all citizens.” Moncton was traditionally known as a gateway to cultural experiences. The revitalization of the historically significant Petitcodiac River and its world renowned Tidal Bore over the past decade is symbolic of the solid reputation Moncton has built. As the tide grows ever stronger, so does its commitment to its culture and heritage. The City of Moncton continues to invest in tools to develop and protect heritage and cultural assets, by the adoption of the 2016-2026 Cultural Plan, the upcoming release of the Public Art Master Plan, the implementation of the Bilingualism Action Plan, the update of the Heritage Preservation By-law, the expansion of key facilities (e.g. Magnetic Hill Zoo, Resurgo Place- 2014, Downing Place), the construction of the Downtown Centre (slated to open in September 2018) and the continued support of numerous cultural events.
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