Job Description: Collections Technician

Company: Richmond Museum Society - City of Richmond Artefact Collections
Location: Richmond, British Columbia (Mainland/Southwest)
Job Category: Young Canada Works
Job Type: Young Canada Works
Salary: $$22.00/hour - Hourly

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Collections Technician

Duration: 12 Weeks

Start Date: June 3, 2024

End Date: August 23, 2024

Application Deadline: April 5, 2024

The Richmond Museum Society is a non-profit Society supporting the work of the Richmond Museum and of the City of Richmond's Artefact Collections Team. The Society seeks a creative, energetic, positive and organized individual to work as a Collections Technician. Under the supervision of the Assistant Curator and Curator of Collections, the Collections Technician will be responsible for inventory, accessioning, practicing preventative conservation and researching artefacts.

Duties Include:

Accessioning and inventory of a variety of objects related to Richmond’s history including Olympic, industrial, contemporary and domestic collections.
Updating the collections management system (Argus)
Practicing preventative conservation procedures to ensure the preservation of the collection.
Generating social media posts highlighting the collection and behind the scenes work.
Assisting with the selection and packing of artefacts for an annual exhibit.
Undertaking general collection management activities as required and assisting the curatorial team.

Qualifications:

Working towards an undergraduate degree in history, archaeology, anthropology or museum studies (3^rd or 4^th year students preferred)
Committed to history and the preservation of material culture.
Experience with photography.
Superior organizational skills and strong writing skills.
Ability to work as part of a team of professionals
Familiar with information management systems (databases) an asset.
Previous work or volunteer experience with museum collections would be an asset

The Applicant must …

Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have been granted refugee status in Canada; are legally entitled to work in Canada; are between the ages of 16 and 30 years of age and the start of your employment and are a fulltime post-secondary student who intends to return to school. The applicant also must be registered in the YCW candidate inventory; willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment and must not have another full time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm except holidays.

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