Billy Bishop Museum

Owen Sound, ON

Billy Bishop Museum

Owen Sound, ON

history museum interpreter

Owen Sound, ON (view on map)

Posted 3 days ago

Job Description

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
• Museology/museum studies
• History, general
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Urban area
• Rural area
• Aviation museum
• Museum
• War/military museum

Tasks

• Assist in the research, handling and storage of artifacts
• Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control
• Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
• Research origins and history of artifacts
• Produce educational materials
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Collect information through interview, investigation and observation
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts

Student status

• Full time enrollment
• Part time enrollment

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Office

Technical experience

• Cataloging
• Curatorial assisting
• Interpretation/guiding
• Registration

Security and safety

• Bondable

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Organized
• Team player
• Adaptability

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities