heritage interpreter
Full job description
Work Term: Seasonal
Work Language: English
Hours: 35 hours per week
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Work setting
Rural area
Heritage/historical site
Interpretive centre
Museum
Tasks
Assist in the research, handling and storage of artifacts
Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control
Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
Protect and care for cultural artifacts and collections during exhibitions, while in transit and in storage
Student status
Full time enrollment
Security and safety
Basic security clearance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Attention to detail
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
Client focus
Dependability
Efficient interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Initiative
Organized
Team player
Screening questions
Are you available for the advertised start date?
Are you currently a student?
Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
What is the highest level of study you have completed?
What is your current field of study?
What is your current level of study?
Other benefits
Free parking available
On-site amenities
Team building opportunities
Support for persons with disabilities
Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
Provides visual accessibility accommodations (for example: braille, screen readers, etc.)
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities