Expression of Interest - Curatorial Assistant
Job Information
The City of Richmond is a diverse and dynamic community in pursuit of our vision to be the most appealing, livable and well-managed community in Canada.
Expression of Interest - Curatorial Assistant
Job ID: 2011268
$25.98 to $30.53 (plus 12% in lieu of benefits)
Compensation Range: Currently Under Review
POSITION OVERVIEW:
This is a professional Museum collections based position that involves working directly with the Curator to ensure that the City’s artifact collections are acquired, catalogued, housed, displayed and maintained in accordance with professional standards.
Examples of key work activities include:
- Update and maintain collection records for the Richmond Museum Collection including accession registers, donor files, artifact loan and finding aids in both electronic and hard copy format.
- Support the Curator in maintaining the City’s artifact collections held at City heritage sites and educating staff and volunteers about collections care and preservation.
- Responsible for maintaining the Museum’s Reference Library.
- Assist the Education Coordinator with the teaching collection.
- Mitigate threats to the collection by practicing preventative conservation and ensuring collections are stored and displayed properly.
- Assign and monitor tasks, allocate work and provide guidance in work methods and procedures for volunteers and interns.
- Maintain and update the Richmond Museum’s database and hardcopy records.
- Provide curatorial support during exhibitions including artifact selection, research, writing labels and providing on site collections care when moving artifacts.
- Deliver educational programs related to collections care and preservation.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A Bachelor's degree in a related discipline including or supplemented by courses in museum studies, cultural management, collections policy standards, preventative conservation and accessioning and deaccessioning procedures. A minimum of 1 year of experience working with museum collections with hands on experience in a museum setting working directly with artifacts, preventative conservation, research, legal and ethical issues is required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of the Museum and Heritage profession, institutions and sites including industry methods, principles and national standards and guidelines.
- Knowledge of collections policy standards, preventative conservation and accessioning & deaccessioning procedures.
- Knowledge and skill in the care, handling, housing and preventative conservation of collections to ensure safety of artifacts such as textiles, ephemera, archaeological, ethnic, industrial and domestic objects.
- Knowledge and skill in the area of photography in order to digitize various collections.
- Ability to make decisions regarding work plans, create timelines for projects, prioritize work and schedule volunteers.
- Skill and ability to use a related database program management.
- Ability to work both independently and interdependently while exercising sound judgement and initiative.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with both internal staff and external clients/customers.
- Ability to courteously and effectively deal with the public in providing information and assistance regarding collections.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, work well under pressure and deal with stressful situations with professionalism.
- Ability to follow direction and meet established deadlines.
- Ability to successfully pass a Criminal Record Check.
- Knowledge of Canadian, British Columbia and/or Richmond history is considered an asset.
LICENCES, CERTIFICATES AND REGISTRATIONS:
Valid Class 5 Driver’s Licence for the Province of British Columbia.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND EFFORT:
Work is performed in an environment with regular exposure to minor or occasional exposure to major disagreeable conditions or hazards. Exposure to dust and possible contaminants such as mould and fungus when working with artifacts new to the collection. Routine light lifting and occasional heavy lifting is required.
Team l Results oriented l Agility l Continuous improvement l Knowledge l Sustainability
The City of Richmond offers competitive pay programs, comprehensive benefits, attractive incentives and a compressed work day schedule.
The City of Richmond uses an applicant tracking system for candidates wishing to view and apply for available career opportunities. For further details regarding this specific career opportunity, please visit our website at www.richmond.ca/employment. Applicants will be required to upload a current resume and provide any supporting documentation relevant to the position (Word format). The closing date for Job ID# 2011268, Curatorial Assistant is 11:59pm, on December 16, 2011.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest. However, only those under consideration will be contacted. This position is restricted to those legally entitled to work in Canada. The City of Richmond is an equal opportunity Employer.
$25.98 to $30.53 (plus 12% in lieu of benefits)
Compensation Range: Currently Under Review
