Community Engagement Facilitator

1 week ago

Nanaimo, Canada Nanaimo Art Gallery Full time

**Position: Community Engagement Facilitator (Summer Student)**

**Salary**:$18.20/hour

**Hours**:Summer contract, full time, 37.5 hour/week

**Contract Term**:16 weeks, May 6 - August 23, 2024

**Position Overview**:
Nanaimo Art Gallery is looking to add a new member to our team The Community Engagement
Facilitator shares Nanaimo Art Gallery’s values of relevance, relationships, innovation, and openness, and is responsible for expanding the reach of our programs within the community.

The Community Engagement Facilitator will be responsible for engaging with Nanaimo communities at different events throughout the summer, developing new ways to track visitor experience, and helping with social media marketing.

Under the direction of our Education team, the Community Engagement Facilitator will create visitor surveys and tracking materials to help to improve the visitor experience, represent the
Gallery at community events, and engage with the community around the development of a new facility, attend meetings with community partners, create social media content, plan and facilitate programming for all ages in response to the the exhibition, and will assist with events and visitor services tasks.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**:
The Community Engagement Facilitator’s responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:

- Assisting with the coordination and facilitation of programs and on-site and off-site community events (such as Night Market, Pride, Silly Boat Races, etc.)
- Assisting with market research around the development of a new facility
- Attending meetings with community partners
- Recruiting and scheduling volunteers
- Researching visitor trends in museums and galleries, and creating visitor tracking materials
- Creating and scheduling social media posts and stories
- Providing staffing support to summer camps and at the front desk
- Other duties as assigned
- Will include some weekend and evening work

**Requirements: (Qualifications, Knowledge, Education and Skills)**:

- Clear and confident communicator with strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability and willingness to work with the public of all ages
- Creative, enthusiastic, adaptable and self motivated
- Love of arts and culture
- Desire to contribute to and collaborate with a creative team
- Ability to move folding tables, tents, and other equipment
- Valid BC drivers license and access to a vehicle
- Available for evening and weekend shifts
- Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada

(non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible)
- Between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
- Willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment
- Registered as a full time student this past semester
- Intend to return to studies in the fall of 2024

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Proficiency in common communication tools (MS Office, Google Suite, Zoom, etc.)
- Undergraduate student studying visual art, art history, museum studies, Indigenous studies, education, tourism or another related field

**To Apply**

Nanaimo Art Gallery hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal, Internship / Co-op

**Salary**: $18.20 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Were you registered as a full time student this past semester?
- Do you intend to return to studies in the fall of 2024?

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

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