Student Discovery Centre Host

Student Discovery Centre Host

POSITION TERM
8-week term

WORK SCHEDULE
To be determined

QUALIFICATIONS
i) Demonstrated interest in the Environment, History, Geology, or Biology.
ii) Research skills
iii) Self-motivation.

SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION
Employees of the Discovery Centre shall be under the direct supervision of the CAO/Clerk or her designate, shall be responsible to the Chairman of personnel of the Discovery Centre Board and shall be expected to take directions from and to report to those persons. It must be understood by the employees that all members of the Discovery Centre Board have specialized interest in the events, displays and programs and will from time to time make suggestions and comments that the employees will be expected to accept and implement, if possible.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Pre-Season

Training
Employees will be expected to attend all training sessions that are organized by the Board and Municipal staff. Some of these sessions may take place off-site and members of the Board and Municipal Staff will provide on-going training.

Preparation of the Facility
Clean the cabinets and in coordination with the Board members place the cabinets in the most convenient situations. Catalogue the keys for the cabinets and display units and store them in a secure location.

Preparation of work schedules
Obtain schedule of events that have been organized and prepare work schedules to ensure that sufficient staff is available to facilitate the events.

Preparation of Exhibits and Displays
With the chairperson of each sub-committee coordinate the events, exhibits and displays.

Specialized Environmental Presentations
Create projects, displays and demonstrations for presentation to Elementary school students, Secondary School Students and the General Public. The projects, displays and demonstrations will include:
• Household composting
• Worm composting
• Organic Gardening
• Collect, research and identify plants, animals, birds and fish
• Conduct nature walks along boardwalk and lakeshore
• Conduct demonstrations and displays on the 3 R’s and other waste reduction
• Create displays and demonstrations on the use of environmentally friendly and nontoxic household cleaners – e.g., baking soda, vinegar, and ammonia
• Conduct public presentations to children and youth groups with written materials
• Organize displays from other organizations such as Science North, Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Flying Jewels, etc.

Open Season

General Duties
• Develop, coordinate and rotate displays
• Catalogue, preserve and secure loaned materials
• Meet, greet and converse with visitors
• Maintain facility and surrounding dune areas in an environmentally acceptable condition, including the watering and weeding of the flowers in front of the building and the herb garden.
• Develop, maintain and conduct tours on environmental, recreational, historical and interpretive trails throughout the village
• Develop, maintain and nurture live plants, animals and fish displays and ensure that they have a clean and safe environment.
• Schedule video presentations in coordination with the committee members.

Daily Duties

• Keep the glass and interior of the cabinets clean at all times.
• Keep fresh water in the aquariums and keep the glass in the terrariums and aquariums clean at all times.
• Keep the windows clean in the interpretive centre area of the building.
• Keep the rug-covered area of the centre vacuumed daily and the bare floor must be swept regularly during the day. Discretion will be used to ensure that visitors are not interrupted or interfered with in any way while these jobs are being done.
• Keep the cabinets and display cases locked and secure at all times.
• Open and lock up the interpretive centre area of the building.
• Check to see that paper towels and toilet paper are available to the public washrooms.
• Ensure that the rules and regulations of the committee are enforced.

NOTE:
• Employees will do an inventory of the items in each display cabinet and will set up a file accordingly.
• It is important that you perform in the manner of a host/hostess and that your visitors are treated like guests.
• Employees must be considerate of each other and housekeeping duties must not be left undone at the end of the day, particularly if a co-worker is coming on duty the next day.

Eligibility:
Eligible students must be planning to return to school full time in the fall, be eligible to work in Canada, and be at least 15 years of age upon commencement of employment. Intake will remain open until positions are filled.

Contact:
Please direct all inquiries, requests for job descriptions and applications to:
Hayley Nicklasson
Administrative Assistant
Municipality of Central Manitoulin
Phone: 705-377-5726
Email: hnicklasson@centralmanitoulin.ca
Website: www.centralmanitoulin.ca/careers