[BCMA] Summerland Museum seeks Visitor Services Assistant

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Hello BC Museums community,

The Summerland Museum and Archives is looking for an outgoing individual
with an interest in local history to join our team as Visitor Services
Assistant. Please see the job posting on our website
<https://www.summerlandmuseum.org/join-the-team/visitor-services-assistant-oct-23>
or below and share it with anyone who you think might be interested!

*Title: Visitor Services Assistant*

Job type: Contract, Part-time
Job term: 3 months with possibility of extension

Wage: $20/hour

Hours: Friday to Sunday, 9:45 am -4:15 pm with ½ hour unpaid lunch (18
hours/week)

Start date: As soon as possible

Main responsibilities:

   - Ensure that the daily museum operations are carried out, such as
   opening and closing the Museum, turning on lighting, and putting out
   sandwich boards.
   - Greet visitors and facilitate an excellent visitor experience.
   - Provide information on exhibits, local history, and other local
   attractions.
   - Assist customers in the Museum Gift Shop; process sales through the
   Square POS system; restock and merchandise displays as needed; and perform
   monthly physical inventory counts.
   - Receive membership forms and payments.
   - Provide information on events and process registrations.
   - Answer the phone; take messages when necessary.
   - Monitor the info at summerlandmuseum.orgemail; answer emails or forward
   to other staff as necessary.
   - Light housekeeping duties as needed, including dusting, spot cleaning
   glass displays, and restocking restroom supplies, among other duties.
   - Contribute to the development and facilitation of programming, such as
   – but not limited to – lectures, guided tours, workshops, and/or children’s
   activities.
   - When there is time, support staff in other projects (ie. research,
   exhibit installation, or collections maintenance).

Qualifications:

   - Friendly and outgoing with strong communication skills
   - Interest in local history, heritage, arts, and culture plus enthusiasm
   for further learning
   - Retail sales and customer service experience
   - Well organized with attention to detail
   - Comfortable using Point-of-Sale systems and computers

A criminal Record Check is required upon hiring.

Extension of contract possible after 3 month review.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Please send your resumé and cover letter to curator at summerlandmuseum.org.

Thanks very much,
-- 
Petra Höller
Curator
Summerland Museum and Archives
(250) 494-9395
*curator@*summerlandmuseum.org <archives at summerlandmuseum.org>
The Summerland Museum and Archives respectfully acknowledges
that we are situated on the unceded and ancestral territory of the Syilx
Peoples.
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