Archives Co-op: Preservation, Digitization & Research

County of Simcoe; Midhurst; Hybrid; CAD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Simcoe in Midhurst, ON is seeking an Archives Assistant to help maintain and relocate collections, re-box and re-folder records, and perform basic archival conservation and digitization tasks.

The role supports reference services, research, supplier and accessioning paperwork, and creates copy for the Archives website and social media. Candidates must be a registered full-time post‑secondary student in a co‑op program with strong writing and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered full-time post-secondary student in an approved co-op program.
• Must have completed a criminal reference check from within the last 6 months.
• Must be able to lift boxes up to 45 lbs to shoulder height
• Experience with historical and/or archival research would be an asset
• Excellent writing, communication and organizational skills are a must.
• Software experience with Windows, MS Office, and Internet applications.
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel would be an asset.
• Proficiency in Adobe software (e.g. Acrobat, Photoshop) would be an asset
• Experience with digital imaging, digitization, and digital image editing would be assets
• Customer service experience would be an asset

Responsibilities

• Re-boxing and re-foldering records
• Matching records with inventories/box lists
• Physically relocating large collections
• Basic archival conservation and preservation work
• Completion of digitization projects
• Assisting with reference services, research, and records retrieval
• Supervised application of processing and preservation priority metrics to archival records
• Creation of written copy for use on the Archives website, blog, and social media promotions
• Preparation of general correspondence
• Assisting with Archives donation and accessioning paperwork
• Laundering white cotton gloves at an adjacent building
• The Archives Assistant will perform other duties as required.

Skills

Excellent writing and communication

Organizational skills

Customer service experience

Ability to lift 45 lbs

Adaptability

Education

Enrolled full-time post-secondary student in approved co-op program

Tools

Windows

MS Office

Excel

Adobe software (Acrobat, Photoshop)

Digital imaging software

Job description

County of Simcoe in Midhurst, ON is seeking an Archives Assistant to help maintain and relocate collections, re-box and re-folder records, and perform basic archival conservation and digitization tasks.

The role supports reference services, research, supplier and accessioning paperwork, and creates copy for the Archives website and social media. Candidates must be a registered full-time post‑secondary student in a co‑op program with strong writing and organizational skills.