Employment Opportunity: Museum Support Staff

Posting Date: February 11, 2026
Job Type: Part-time, Fixed-term (12 months April-March)
Work Location: Arnprior and District Museum
Wage: $20.21 - $23.77 per hour
Hours: Various – includes weekends

Reporting to the Manager of Culture / Curator, the Museum Support Staff provides support for the operations of the Arnprior & District Museum. The responsibilities will include providing a welcoming environment for visitors, supporting organizational data collection, and provide support for collections management, programming and events.] This position runs for 12 months from beginning of April to end of March.

The primary responsibilities for this position include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Greet and welcome visitors, respond to general public enquiries, support the recording of marketing and visitation data, and explore the Museum with visitors when requested
• Handle the receipt of cash and accounts.
• Assist the Manager of Culture / Curator with the development, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of museum events and programs.
• Provide support with management of community belongings when requested.
• Support the design, marketing, set-up, and hosting of public events and programs.
• Responsible for following the opening and closing procedures for the building and conducting regular security checks of the building and belongings.
• Accomplish all other duties and/or special projects as assigned by the Manager of Culture / Curator.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of:

• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as cash handling, word processing, managing files and databases would be an asset.
• Working knowledge of customer service and assessing needs to meet effective service delivery standards.
• Ability to provide care and attention to different needs of our communities and openness to innovative museum practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capable of maintaining confidentiality and a professional demeanor at all times when handling public enquiries and complaints.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a team and with external customers to ensure proper workflow and productivity is maintained.
• Works in accordance with established directives, procedures and policy.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and unsupervised.
• Proficient at working with office equipment including computers, photocopiers, phone systems.

Asset Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Town of Arnprior and district heritage and culture.
• Some experience handling cash
• Current CPR/First Aid certification.
• Previous occupational health and safety knowledge.

Interested candidates are invited to submit an application in confidence by 3pm (local time) on March 4, 2026, quoting “Museum Support Staff” attention to Human Resources by:
Mail: Town of Arnprior 105 Elgin St. W. Arnprior, ON K7S 0A8
E-mail: hr@arnprior.ca

The Town is committed to maintaining an equitable work environment and welcomes submissions from all qualified applicants. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process please email the Human Resources Officer at hr@arnprior.ca

All applicants are thanked for their interest. Internal and external candidates will be interviewed simultaneously. Only the candidate selected for an interview will be contacted. Information collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of candidate selection.