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Museum Guide
1 month ago
**Museum Guide - Guest Services**
**(All Positions at The Pemberton BC, Canada Museum are all on-site, With no remote work available)**
**Reports to**:Guest Services Lead, Museum Supervisor, and the Curator
- **The Pemberton Museum staff team is made up of a dynamic group of individuals dedicated to sharing the history of Pemberton with our community and the world.**_
**Terms of employment: Seasonal Full-Time, $17.40/hour**
May 28th - September 3rd, 2024 / max 32 hrs. per week (including Saturdays)
**Overview**:Museum Guides are responsible for providing guest services and site tours in a fun and educational environment. Working as a team, Guides will develop fun, interactive activities, develop updated tours and provide information about other activities in the Sea to Sky corridor.
**Visitor Services**:
- Greet all visitors to the museum and connect them to Pemberton history and regional activities.
- Develop fun activities and educational resources for onsite and online visitors including school groups and special events.
- Assist with creation or improvement of signage, labels and educational materials related to our collection and Pemberton history.
- Other duties as required including opening and closing the site, maintenance of exhibits and museum grounds, preparation for special events and activities.
**Guided Tours**:
- Deliver guided tours to individuals and groups as required including local school groups.
- Connect visitors to Pemberton history through guided tours that highlight artifacts and information from the Pemberton Museum’s collection.
- Provide assistance to all visitors to ensure they have access to the museum, its displays, and resources.
- Recommend and connect visitors to other cultural activities, national historic sites, indigenous cultural centers, and other museums in the Sea to Sky region.
**The successful applicant will possess the following skills and abilities**:
- High school and/or post-secondary education with interest in history, museum studies, education, visual arts, marketing, or tourism
- An appreciation of local history and museums, and their role in a community
- Excellent communication skills; verbal and written.
- Comfort speaking and engaging with the public (children, adults, people from around the world)
- Reliable and professional work standards
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Works cooperatively with others and on their own.
- Experience with MS Office; especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Physical requirements include working outside, lifting, moving, or carrying objects of various weight and dimension, climbing stairs, using a step ladder, standing for long periods, walking on uneven surfaces, and desk work.
**Additional skills that will assist applicants in this role**:
- An understanding/direct experience of local indigenous culture, protocols, and language (Stl’atl’imx)
- Proficient at other computer programs for graphic design and/or multimedia creation or presentations such as Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator.
- Proficient with social media apps
Resumes will be accepted until **May 24th, 2023**. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only individuals short-listed for interviews will be contacted.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 5 months
Pay: $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 24 - 40 per week
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends as needed
**Education**:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-05-31
Expected start date: 2024-05-28
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