Job Description: Museum Education Officer


Company: Mission Museum
Location: Mission, BC (Mainland/Southwest)
Job Category: Programs and Events
Job Type: Contract
Salary: $$17.20/ hour - Hourly

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Museum Education Officer

Summer Employment Opportunity

Position: Museum Education Officer

The Mission District Historical Society is seeking a Museum Education Officer for the Mission Museum. The Museum Coordinator will be responsible for conceptual program planning to engage a variety of audiences, in-person and virtually, including a children’s program series and an educational toolkit based on topics relevant to Mission’s history.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conceptualising plans for a new children’s program series and online educational resource.
  • Purchasing/creating program supplies in accordance with the programming budget.
  • Advertising programs through local community resources.
  • Conducting registrations, delivering programs and keeping accurate records as needed.
  • Assisting with the execution of outreach opportunities, including the planning, design and fabrication of an educational toolkit.
  • Attending to the public remotely and/or in person when required.
  • Assisting with planning and executing special events.

Qualifications:

  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Enjoy working with children.
  • Confidence maintaining the attention of exuberant groups of kids. 
  • Ability to improvise and creatively problem solve. 
  • Demonstrated ability to organize information and prioritize tasks and projects.
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as with others.
  • Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite an asset

Eligibility

  • Must be aged 15 to 30 years to apply;
  • Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2;
  • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations;
  • Must pass a criminal record background check.

Term of Employment:

  • 30 hours per week for 10 weeks, beginning June 1 through July 30, 2022; part-time work negotiable.
  • Regular Hours: Wednesday-Saturday; 9:00am-4:30pm with some occasional work required outside of these hours.
  • This position is subject to the receipt of funding through the Canada Summer Jobs Grant program. 
  • Rate of Pay: $17.20 per hour.

Applications:

Please submit resumé and cover letter by Friday, May 20th to Jennifer Nundal, Acting Manager, in person or via email at info@missionmuseum.com.

Thank you to all applicants, however, only those short-listed for an interview will be contacted.