Job Description: Museum Assistant
Company: Chinese Canadian Museum
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (Mainland/Southwest)
Job Category: Programs and Events
Job Type: Hourly
Salary: $$22 -
Hourly
Museum Assistant
- Lead guided tours of the museum in English, Cantonese, and/or Mandarin
- Welcome visitors to the exhibition and track admissions
- Provide onsite Visitor Services coverage
- Lead guided tours of exhibition sites
- Support administration of volunteer program
- Maintain friendly, professional, consistent communication with visitors, staff, and docents.
- Maintain clean and organized exhibition and workspace.
- Provide interpretation in the museum galleries
- Answer visitor inquiries about exhibitions on view, the Chinese Canadian Museum, Chinatown, and Chinese Canadian history/experiences
- Ensure following of gallery rules by the public and maintain clean and organized exhibitions and gallery spaces
- Provide guidance to supporting volunteers onsite
- Help implement special events and programming activities as they arise
- Maintain friendly, professional, consistent communication with visitors, staff, and volunteer
- Facilitate ticket and giftshop item sales
- Support research, develop and facilitation of public and education programming as needed
- Assist in writing and editing resources and materials for field trips and programs
- Assist in training of new volunteers and education and engagement guides
- Assist with other public and education programming as needed
- Compensation: $22/hr; hours will vary based on scheduling needs
Qualifications
Experience with guest services / customer relations required.
· Interest in arts, culture, Chinese-Canadian history an asset.
· Proficient with utilizing MS Office Suite, Excel.
· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
· Ability to speak Mandarin/ Cantonese a highly prized asset.
· Compensation: $22/hr; hours will vary weekly based on scheduling needs from 0-35 hours.
· Positions will be open until filled.