Museum Attendant - Casual

City of Dryden; Dryden; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Dryden is hiring Casual Museum Staff to support museum operations on a fluctuating schedule. Responsibilities include opening and closing the museum, providing customer service, and participating in projects related to collections care and research requests. Applicants need a high school diploma and should have prior experience in customer service and cash handling.

Benefits

Benefits as per Employment Standards Act

Qualifications

• Experience within museums/archive services is an asset.
• Experience with cash handling and point-of-sale system (POS).
• Will need to obtain a clean criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for opening and closing the Museum.
• Conduct admission and services sales.
• Provide visitor support and assist with special projects.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Planning and organizing

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Location: Museum Reports to: Museum & Heritage Coordinator

Casual – Required on a casual basis as staffing requirements dictate.

Hourly Wage: $21.59/hour with benefits as per the Employment Standards Act.

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Museum & Heritage Coordinator, the successful applicant will be responsible for opening and closing the Museum, conducting admission and services sales, providing visitor support, and assisting with special projects (ex. Collections care, content editing, research requests).

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma.
• Experience within museums/archive like services is an asset.
• Experience with cash handling and point-of-sale system (POS).
• Previous customer service experience.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication, planning and organizing skills.
• The successful applicant will be required to obtain and submit a clean criminal record check, prior to start date at candidate’s expense.

Application Process:
Interested applicants are to submit a cover letter and resume outlining their qualifications and experience through the City’s online application which can be found at:
https://careers.dryden.ca/job/search

Personal Information contained on this form is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, and will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility for employment. Questions with respect to the collection of personal information should be addressed to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator, City of Dryden, 30 Van Horne Avenue, Dryden, ON P8N 2A7 [phone].

The City of Dryden is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.

Accommodations of persons with disabilities are available for all parts of the recruitment and
selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance
to the Manager of Human Resources, or designate.

We thank all applicants and advise that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted .