Heritage Assistant
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Heritage Assistant
- Organization name:
- Museum of Industry
- Job location:
- Stellarton, Nova Scotia
- Length of assignment:
- 2018-06-11 to 2018-08-31 (12 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $16.00
The successful candidate will be a student in a relevant field like Museum Studies, Canadian Studies, History, Education, or Psychology. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, specifically the ability to develop positive interactions with visitors and provide visitor service to a high standard. Familiarity with computers, including e-mail, Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, is required. The candidate must be self-motivated, able to work with limited supervision, and able to work as part of a team. Physical requirements include standing, walking, crouching and moving around for extended periods of time, exposure to dust, and the use of common cleaning fluids and ink. Previous experience in public speaking is an asset. Previous experience in education, interpretation, recreational / educational programming or working with children are assets. Fluency in English is required.
To be eligible, all applications for this posting must be received through the Province of Nova Scotia’s job opportunities page at http://jobs.novascotia.ca.
Please note the closing date for applications on the web page.
All Applicants must be registered in the Young Canada Works (YCW) on-line candidate inventory ( https://young-canada-works.canada.ca) and meet the eligibility criteria of the program.
The successful candidate must pass appropriate background checks (criminal record and child abuse registry).
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