Archivist

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Ombudsman Ontario Full time

Join Our Team at the Archives of Ontario

The Archives of Ontario is on the lookout for a dedicated and customer-focused Archivist to join our esteemed team.

The Archives Division is seeking professional customer-focused Archivists to perform reference services activities. Your duties will include creating comprehensive finding aids, staying up-to-date on pertinent copyright policies, and utilizing your excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills to assist patrons effectively.

If you have expertise in archival theories and best practices, appraisal arrangement, and have experience working with various media types such as digital records, we want you on our team

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

**In this role, you will**:

- provide comprehensive reference services to a diverse clientele
- research recorded archival records in all media from government and private sources
- assist with planning, coordinating, and implementing the acquisition and management of archival records
- supervise public reading rooms, and administer procedures and guidelines to ensure the safety, security, and proper handling of archival records
- liaise with various units at the Archives of Ontario to undertake outreach activities with client groups and provincial organizations
- monitor storage conditions, and stability of records and identify storage requirements

**Please note**: These positions include repetitive tasks such as data entry, lifting and moving 35-50 lb containers of archival material

How do I qualify?

**Mandatory**:

- You are able to lift and move 35-50 lb containers of archival material

**Technical Knowledge**:You can demonstrate**:

- knowledge of archival theory and best practices to implement archival functions such as appraisal, acquisition, arrangement and description, preservation and reference

**Communication Skills**:You can demonstrate**:

- customer service and interpersonal skills to respond to complex inquiries
- effective oral and written communication skills to provide reference and orientation services on archival holdings to the public and to prepare reports, briefing notes, and customer service guides

**Interpretive and Problem-Solving Skills**:

- You can demonstrate interpretive and problem-solving skills to assess and research requests for original records

**Analytical and Organizational Skills**:You can demonstrate**:

- analytical skills to develop options and recommendations on program and policy directions
- time management skills to set priorities and meet deadlines

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