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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Is this you or someone you know, please share this with them. U</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">’</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">mista
Cultural Centre (UCC) is seeking applicants for a <b>Collections Assistant </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">U'mista Cultural Centre is seeking an enthusiastic student to support our collections team during an exciting museum reorganization (REORG)
project.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Are you pursuing a degree in Museum Studies, Indigenous Studies, History, Anthropology, Fine Arts, or a related field? Do you have strong
organizational skills and attention to detail — essential for supporting a hands-on collections reorg? Are you comfortable working with databases and computer applications, particularly Word and Excel, or eager to learn? Do you have a genuine interest in Indigenous
cultural heritage and museum practice?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This role will involve organizing, cataloguing, and physically relocating collection items as part of a structured reorg initiative. The
ability to follow systematic processes, maintain accurate records, and work carefully with culturally significant objects is central to this position.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Position Details</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Timeline:
<b>May 18 to August 21, 2026</b>,</span></p>
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Hours: 35 hrs/week (may be required to work partial weekends to align with Collections Assistants hours)</div>
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Wage: $19-$20/hr + MERCS</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This temporary, full-time position runs and is funded by Young Canada Works. Applicants must meet all the following requirements:</span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">be a student between 16 and 30 years of age;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">have been registered as a full-time post-secondary student in the 2025/2026 academic year;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">intend to return to school on a full-time basis for the 2026/2027 academic year;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or hold Canadian refugee status;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">be legally entitled to work in Canada;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">be registered with the Young Canada Works online candidate inventory at
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https://young-canada-works.canada.ca</a> (if not yet available, apply directly to us and register when you can); and</span></li><li style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">be willing to commit to the full 14-week work term.</span></li></ul>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 28.8px; text-transform: none;">To apply,
applicants must submit a PDF or word copy of their Resume and Cover Letter to director@umista.ca with the subject “</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 28.8px;">YCW</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 28.8px; text-transform: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 28.8px;">Collections
Assistant</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 28.8px; text-transform: none;">_ [first name and last name]”</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 28.8px; text-transform: none;"><b>Deadline to apply is April
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11:59 pm.</b></span></div>
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G̱ilakas’la,</div>
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Juanita Johnston</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Tłaliłalas Juanita Johnston,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Executive Director</span></p>
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U’mista Cultural Centre<br>
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