Opportunity Post - Museum Weekend Staff

Posting Date: February 9, 2024

Job Type: Part-time, Fixed-term (April-December)

Work Location: Arnprior and District Museum

Wage: $19.05 - $22.41/hr

Hours: Saturday & Sunday

Reporting to the Manager of Culture/ Curator, the Museum Weekend Staff provides support for the operations of the Arnprior & District Museum. The responsibilities will include organizing and conducting tours, providing support to exhibition design and collection management, operating the Museum shop and providing support for other Museum staff/volunteers. This position runs from April to December.

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

• Respond to general public enquiries, greet and orient visitors, and conduct and/or organize guided tours when needed.
• Handle the receipt of cash and accounts receivables and managing the gift shop by keeping an accurate record of sales.
• Assist the Manager of Culture/Curator with the development, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of museum events and programs.
• Provide support with collection management, cataloguing, and documentation of artefacts as required.
• Responsible for following the opening and closing procedures for the building, maintaining financial records for the shop, and conducting regular security checks of the building and artefacts.
• Accomplish all other duties and/or special projects as assigned by the Manager of Culture/Museum 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.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capable of maintaining confidentiality and a professional demeanour 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 1, 2024, quoting “Museum Weekend 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.