Career & Volunteer
Opportunities

EMPLOYMENT AT THE CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM

Looking to hire five people in 2025

Museum – 2 full-time people and 1 part-time person
Site – 2 full-time people

Cover letters and resumes for all positions are due by March 4, 2025

Cover letters and resumes can be emailed to [email protected] or dropped off at 386 Church St. S. in St. Marys.

Join the Hall of Fame team for an exciting season on our beautiful 32-acre site and inside our museum. If you have a passion for baseball and working outdoors we are the place for you this season or if you have a passion for baseball and museums we are interested in hearing from you.

Groundskeeper Positions (the Museum Assistant position is listed below)

Two full-time positions
Available to students grade 12 or higher, post-secondary students, plus adults up to 30 years of age
Pay – $19.50 per hour (weekdays and weekends)
Start Date – mid/end-April, 2025

Scope: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is adding two full-time seasonal Groundskeeper positions to the team. These positions are primarily responsible for preparing our 32 acre and five ball fields for games, practices, tournaments and creating an enjoyable and rewarding site experience for all visitors. The Groundskeepers will prepare fields, cut grass, weed, clean bathrooms and do general maintenance. The right player will have relevant experience, exceptional organizational skills, be able to work outside as part of a team or by themselves, and a passion for both baseball and community service.

Reporting to: Director of Operations and Site Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Prepare ballfields for daily activities
• Cut grass, trimming and look after the weeds
• Clean bathrooms
• General site maintenance
• Contribute to the organizing, planning, and setting-up of site special events
• Monitor weather conditions
• Other duties as required

 

Qualifications:

• Experience working with others and working alone
• Experience with tractors, riding lawn mowers and golf carts
• Experience working outside
• Driver’s license
• Exceptional verbal and organizational skills
• Previous similar work experience or other relevant experience preferred
• Ability to work weekdays and weekends from late April to early September
• Preferred between ages 17-30, but older may apply

 

Education:

Full-time: Currently enrolled in grade 12 or year 5 of high school or post-secondary education (but must be able to work full-time hours starting end of April).

Terms of Employment:

The selected applicant must be able to meet the specific grant requirements:

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
• have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

Rate of Pay: $19.50 per hour

Contract Hours and Duration: 40 hours/week from mid-late April until end of August, with additional part-time hours available in September and October.

Museum Assistant Positions

Two full-time positions and one part-time position
Prefer Grade 11 or higher, or post-secondary student (up to age 30)
Pay – $18.20 per hour (weekdays and weekends)
Full time start date: April 29, 2025; Part time start date end of June, 2025

Responsibilities:

• Greet visitors and provide orientation to the museum as well as museum tours
• Assist with daily opening and closing procedures
• Answer phone calls and respond to tourism inquiries
• Sell merchandise and take admission fees from visitors
• Contribute to the organizing, planning, and set-up of museum special events
• Work on specified projects, under supervision, such as care of collections, historic research, and digitization
• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Experience working within a team
• Cash handling would be an asset
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and organizational skills
• Computer proficiency, including with spreadsheets, word processing, scanners, and projectors
• Interest in baseball and knowledge of current game as well as history of the sport
• Previous work experience in a museum or other relevant customer service setting preferred
• Ability to work weekends from late April to early September

Education:

Full-time: Currently enrolled in post-secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function (eg. Archival Management, Museum Studies, Public History, Sports Management, etc.)
Part-time: Same as above, or in high school

Terms of Employment:

The selected applicant must be able to meet the specific grant requirements:

• Must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);
• Between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
• Have been a full-time high school, college, CEGEP or university student (as defined by their educational institution) in the semester preceding the work assignment, and intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the work assignment

Rate of Pay: $18.20 per hour

Contract Hours and Duration: 35 hours/week from May-September for full-time and 10-15 hours/week in July-August for part-time