Peel Art Gallery, Museum, and Archives Visitor

**Job Description**:
**Visitor Services Guide**

**Peel Art Gallery, Museum + Archives**

**Casual Position**

**Hourly rate: $21.45**

The Region of Peel, Canada’s second-largest municipality, has undergone a major transformation during the past few decades as a dynamic, urban community with a vibrant economic base. Our goal is to build a community for life that ensures our “future Peel” is a healthy, safe, and connected community, based on the cornerstones of collaboration, innovation, and environmental sustainability.

Peel Art Gallery, Museum, and Archives (PAMA) is the Region’s dynamic culture hub, housed in an inter-connected 4 building campus in downtown Brampton, serving a diverse population of 1.44 million across Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon. PAMA is an integrated institution specializing in contemporary and regional arts, heritage, and culture, with a mandate of creative exploration and a goal to help build cohesive community.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Development and Marketing, the Visitor Service Guide position is part of PAMAs engagement with visitors.

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In this role you will_***:

- Provide guided tours of exhibitions and the architecture of the site.
- Create welcoming opportunities for visitors to engage and explore.
- Assist in hosting duties at special events and openings
- Chaperone rental events ensuring clients and the facility are safe and troubleshooting any issues.
- Ensuring the clients adhere to their contract (start/end time, capacities etc.) and leave the rooms in the same condition as when they arrived.
- Types of events include wedding photo shoots, wedding ceremonies, life celebration events such as showers, birthday, and memorials

**_Qualifications_***:

- Completion of a post-secondary program in art, museum studies, history, visual and/or media arts related discipline, special events.
- Customer service experience.
- Strong verbal communication skills to interact with the diverse population within Peel.
- Demonstration of solid knowledge of and or a keen interest in contemporary visual art and community engagement.
- Familiarity with a broad range of art techniques, practices, materials, and Canadian History.
- An ability to work under tight deadlines and manage changing priorities.
- Self-directed and able to work within a collaborative team environment.
- Strong organizational, planning, time management and leadership skills.
- Able to work Saturdays, Sundays, and Thursday evenings.

**Location**:9 Wellington Street East, Brampton (PAMA)

**Hours of Work***:Casual position where you will be required to work a minimum of 2 shifts per week. Shifts may be scheduled during the following times: Thursday 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm, other hours may be available for rentals.

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

**As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced Covid-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.**

**New employees who commence employment on or after October 1, 2021 are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both doses of a two dose vaccine series, one dose of a single dose vaccine series) and any additional doses required and approved by Health Canada and having satisfied the full post vaccination period required to ensure vaccination efficacy. The Region of Peel reserves the right to request proof of vaccination at any time. Acceptable proof includes an Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 vaccine receipt which you can obtain through the Provincial portal**
**, or other government-issued vaccine passport or certification.**

**_Human Rights Code. If you are not fully vaccinated_**
**, a documented medical reason provided by a physician or registered nurse and time period for the medical reason may be accepted.**

About Us:
The Region of Peel serves more than 1.4 million residents and approximately 173,000 businesses in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. We deliver a wide range of resident focused services across the Region.

Our 20-year vision for Peel is “Community for Life.” Our goal is to create a place where everyone enjoys a sense of belonging and has access to the services and opportunities needed to thrive in each stage of their lives. Our 2015-2035 Strategic Plan outlines the work we're focused on to bring this vision to life.

To learn more about the Region of Peel, explore peelregion.ca.

Additional Information:
The Region of Peel is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions, and