Curatorial Assistant

**Summer Employment Opportunity**

**Position: Curatorial Assistant**

The Mission District Historical Society is seeking a temporary Curatorial Assistant for the Mission Museum. The Curatorial Assistant will help prepare an upcoming exhibition and perform associated curatorial tasks, including cataloguing artefacts, collections inventory, data entry, and historical research.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Cataloguing artefacts including identifying, numbering, data entry, photo documentation, while observing proper conservation and storage techniques.
- Assisting the Museum Manager with collections management tasks, such as inventory, accessioning, and deaccessioning.
- Performing meticulous historical research.
- Planning and researching for an upcoming virtual fundraising initiative.
- Research artefacts and add entries into the online database located on the Museum website.
- Assisting with special events and attend to the public as needed.

**Qualifications**:

- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to organize information and prioritize tasks and projects.
- Self-motivated and able to work well independently as well as collaboratively.
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite an asset.

**Eligibility**
- Must be aged 15 to 30 years to apply;
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2;
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations;
- May be asked to pass a criminal record background check.

**Terms of Employment**:

- 30 hours per week for 10 weeks, beginning May 17, 2023.
- Regular Hours: Wednesday-Saturday; 9:00am-4:30pm with some occasional work required outside of these hours.
- Rate of Pay: $18.00 per hour.

**Applications**:
Thank you to all applicants, however, only those short-listed for an interview will be contacted.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 weeks

**Salary**: $18.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Curatorial/Archival (OR Related Work): 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-05-03
Expected start date: 2023-05-17