Museum Interpreter

Museum Interpreter (Summer - Seasonal)**Yukon Transportation Museum**
- Whitehorse, YT
- Full Time- Compensation: $20 to $21 HourlyRecreation & Tourism

Arts And Culture

**Duration**
- Seasonal**Closing Date**Job Level**
- Entry level**Intended job posting audience**In 1880, Paul Kandik created the earliest known map of northeastern Alaska and western Canada.

In 1928, Lillian Alling walked through the Yukon on her way home to Siberia from New York City.

In 1935, entrepreneur George Simmons bought an airplane to see if it would increase the speed and reliability of his Carcross-to-Atlin postal deliveries. This purchase eventually snowballed into the first scheduled air service from Dawson City to Vancouver.

At YTM, we love telling the stories of the Klondike Gold Rush and the construction of the Alaska Highway, but the history of transportation in the Yukon is dotted with hundreds more captivating tales, triumphs and tragedies too. If you're intrigued by the opportunity to learn about some of the Yukon's most colorful characters and events, you may have what it takes to join our team for the upcoming summer season

**What's the Role?**

As a Museum Interpreter, you are responsible for ensuring that each visitor to our museum has a positive experience. Your main areas of responsibility will be presenting guided tours to museum patrons, processing admissions and memberships in the gift shop, and assisting with museum events, inventory checks, general maintenance, facility cleaning and museum projects as necessary throughout the summer. If you love to learn, teach, be creative or fix things, you'll have a good time.

As one of the frontline faces of YTM, you are an extremely valuable part of the heritage sector in the Yukon. Your oral and written interpretative skills, creativity, outgoing and friendly attitude, organizational prowess and time management skills will come in handy. This position may also include paid training opportunities (e.g. Standard First Aid, WHMIS). All interpreters report to the Executive Director.

**Host/interpreter positions are designed to be approximately 16 weeks in duration, from May until the final week of August. The museum is open to the public from 10-6, Wednesday to Sunday, during the summer. Museum interpreters can expect to work 40 hours in a typical week.**

Come and spend the summer learning about (and living) Yukon history with the team at YTM

1. English is the language of work at YTM (but anyone who speaks French, German, Japanese, or a Yukon First Nations language would be a great asset to our team.)

2. A working knowledge of Yukon history and geography would be handy, but a willingness to learn is more important. Fields of study potentially related to this position include Tourism, Museum Studies, Geography, History, Anthropology, Marketing, Business, Theatre and/or Communications.

3. The ability to lift 20 lbs and to stand for sustained periods is an asset. Weekend availability and access to reliable transportation are also key.

4. You must be legally entitled to work in Canada. A criminal record and vulnerable sector check is also required of all successful applicants.

**How do I apply?**
- Your resume
- A (brief) cover letter introducing yourself and answering the following questions (max 150 words for each question):
1) Why are you interested in working at YTM?
2) What's the best museum experience you've ever had?
3) Do you have any special talents or interests? Describe something that you can do to make our museum a little bit better this summer.
- These positions rely on approved funding, and their nature may be altered as the result of decisions made by the federal or territorial governments.Additional Application Instructions