Museum Assistants

**The County of Huron’s**:
**Cultural Services-Museum Department**:
**is seeking**:
**Museum Assistant(s) to Join the Team**:
**Position Summary**:
The Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol requires up to five seasonal Museum Assistants for the period of May-September, 2025, to conduct visitor services as well as project work at the Huron County Museum and the Huron Historic Gaol.

**What We Offer**:
At the County of Huron, we’re committed to offering a modern work environment that puts people first. We are a Certified Living Wage employer that values equity, diversity and inclusion.

The County of Huron offers a diverse portfolio of employment opportunities. When you join our team, you’ll have the benefit of working with and learning from, people who have a broad range of skills and knowledge. We offer training, mentorship, and career development opportunities to all staff. When you work for the County of Huron, you invest in the community, and you benefit from seeing the results of your efforts firsthand. It’s a great place to work

**Roles and Responsibilities**:
Seasonal Museum Assistants provide coverage and customer service at the front desk of both sites (the Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol) including admissions and handling cash. They also offer historical interpretation and guidance for our many summer visitors. The student will have responsibility for an ongoing project related to collections, public programming or research.

**Qualifications**:

- Must be a full-time post-secondary student pursuing a college or university degree in History, Museum Studies, Public History, Education, Child & Youth Studies or related field.

**Preferred Skills**:

- Enthusiasm for local history, culture and heritage
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking
- Experience with research, data entry and/or detailed reporting
- Knowledge of photography and basic photography and/or scanning equipment
- Proficient with Microsoft suite of office programs
- Experience with WordPress and/or Adobe suite of photo editing software
- Experience working with children or youth
- Experience with cash register and debit/credit machine an asset

**Hours of work**:

- 35 hours per week as scheduled, weekends required
- Hours of work generally fall between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Evening work is required for some positions

**Additional Note**:
**Wages**:

- College/University level - $17.72/per hour as per 2024 Non-Union Student Wage Grid
- Masters level - $21.92/per hour as per 2024 Non-Union Student Wage Grid

**Submission Guidelines**:
To be considered for this position, please ensure that
- The cover letter is a maximum of one page
- Cover letter and resume are saved together in one PDF file
- The PDF file name is your: First name Last name (e.g. Jane Smith)

We look forward to hearing from you

Posted January 29, 2025

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