Employment

What You Would Be Doing:

• Giving tours of the museum
• Planning and running summer programs for school groups, children, families, and seniors
• Learn how to create an exhibit
• Providing customer service: answering phones and visitor inquiries
• Assist with managing our social media accounts
• Learn basic artifact care and conservation skills
• Care for our facility and surrounding gardens
• Develop research and basic archival skills

Duration: April 29-August 30, 2024 (subject to change, pending funding)

Hours: 40 hours/ week, including scheduled Saturdays

Wage: $15.50 per hour and 4% holiday pay

Location: On-Site (Millet & District Museum, 5120 50 Street, Millet)

Requirements:

• Exceptional written and spoken English
• Self-motivated
• Able to lift 45 lbs (for gardening & collections)
• Reliable transportation. The museum is not accessible by public transit.
• Willing to supply a police record check (we serve vulnerable sectors such as children and seniors)

Grant Requirements

Seasonal positions are funded by the Young Canada Works and Canada Summer Jobs grants. These programs require candidates to:

• Be legally entitled to work in Canada
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada.
• Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.
• Create a Young Canada Works account and complete the posted Candidate Eligibility Form.
• Be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment and not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week).

Interview Process:

• Only applicants who receive interviews will be contacted.
• Our Executive Director/Curator and HR Coordinator give the interview, with a panel of 1-3 members from our Board of Directors.
• We ask the same questions for each applicant and use a set rubric.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. If you require accommodations for the interview process, please include this in your email, and we will make any reasonable changes.
• All interviewees are asked to research and present a two-minute presentation on why a visitor should visit Millet, and what they could do on a day trip to Millet.
  • Be Creative: This presentation can be a slideshow, video, brochure, or any other creative media you choose.
  • Cite your sources.
  • We will be evaluating your tone and voice volume, and your research abilities.

Training:

We are dedicated to training our employees, and helping them to build employable skills for future jobs.

• We provide a multi-day orientation process. Including (but not limited to):
  • How to give tours.
  • How to plan and give programs.
  • Basic artifact care and conservation.
  • Archival research.
  • Customer service and gift shop management.
• We provide job shadowing for each new task, as well as providing constant access to detailed procedural manuals.
• We are dedicated to mentorship.
  • We hold regular group and individual check-in meetings.
  • All staff participate in monthly self-evaluations, with a focus on building personal and technical skills.

Application Deadline April 19, 2024 – Will Stay Open Until Candidates Found

EMAIL RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO INFO@MILLETMUSEUM.CA

Resumes without cover letters will not be accepted