$19 · Collections Assistant

Full Time (35 hrs/wk) Wage: $19/hr Term: Sept. 2019 - March 2020 Deadline for application: August 30, 2019 at 11:59 pm The Oliver and District Heritage Society (www.oliverheritage.ca) operates a Museum and Archives in Oliver BC, a rural town in the South Okanagan valley known for its unique climate and agriculture production - primarily fruit and wine. Nearby communities include Osoyoos, Penticton, Okanagan Falls, Kaleden, and Kelowna. Our collection deals primarily with artifacts from Oliver and RDOS District area C. The successful applicant, supported by staff, will be engaged in organizing and preserving our artifact collection, improving storage, updating database entries, improving artifact record-keeping as part of our Collections Management plan, and developing public programming. Other tasks may include, but are not limited to: planning and assisting with events, providing tours, assisting researchers, working with archival collections, and office duties/office administration. Job duties include, but are not limited to: Leading facility and walking tours, researching and developing materials for exhibits and programs, working with artifacts and archival collections including cataloguing, inventorying, digital imaging, record-keeping, conservation, and maintaining collections database, assisting visitors, staff, and researchers, social media and blog postings, and office duties/office administration. For full posting, please visit: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58a4cdbd03596e1c25dd74ba/t/5d4df10a8dcf3600014e6fb3/1565389069562/Job+Posting+-+Collections+Assistant.pdf. Application deadline: August 30, 2019 at 11:59 pm. Please submit resume and cover letter by email to: Executive Director Julianna Weisgarber