Archivist

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 24 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Master's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Air conditioned
- Confined spaces
- Non-smoking
**Work setting**:

- Archives
- Public archives
**Tasks**:

- Appraise archival materials
- Develop and maintain archival collection
- Assist users in accessing archival materials
- Design programs for managing, disseminating and storing archives of all types
- Develop policies and procedures to manage corporate cataloguing systems, records scheduling and disposal, and finding aids
- Organize noncurrent archives and develop cataloguing and retrieval systems to allow access to archival materials
- Plan the computerized management of archives and the management of electronic archives
- Purge, sort, reduce and sample archives
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Data administration
- Google Drive
**Area of specialization**:

- College and university education
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is your current field of study?
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Variable or compressed work week