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Employment at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

Job Description: Financial and Fundraising Administration Coordinator (P/T)

18 month maternity leave contract

Scope:  The part-time Financial and Fundraising Administration Coordinator is responsible for the clerical, financial and customer service activities and will assist with fundraising to help support the operations of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. A flexible schedule including some hybrid hours possible in this position.

Reporting to:  Director of Operations

Supervising:  Volunteers and Interns

Responsibilities:

• Reception and customer service
• Incoming and outgoing mail coordination
• Maintenance of the Raiser’s Edge donor database
• Accounts payable processing
• Accounts receivable processing including bank deposits, issuing tax receipts and processing memberships
• Month-end revenue reconciliation
• Annual financial audit support
• Liaise with bookkeeper and accountant
• Clerical support for Board of Directors, Committees, Director of Operations and other senior staff
• Assisting with hiring staff and government grants
• Assisting with website and social media maintenance
• Induction activity support
• Other duties as required

Skills:

• Administration/office/bookkeeping or other relevant experience
• Experience working with Raiser’s Edge computer software preferred
• Experience with fundraising/government grants
• Customer service aptitude
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills
• Computer proficiency
• Demonstrated passion for community service

Education: Post-secondary education with an emphasis on administration

Terms of Employment:

• 20 hours per week
• Flexible schedule including some hybrid hours possible
• Must be available for occasional early morning or evenings

Rate of Pay:  $20/hour

Start date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Cover letters and resumes are due by Thursday, August 17^th, 2023.

Please email to [email protected] or drop off at 386 Church St. S. in St. Marys.

CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

Job Description: Curatorial Assistant

Organization Background: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum serves as the home of Canada’s rich baseball history. Established in 1982, our museum, located in St. Marys, Ontario, is a registered charity with a vast collection of artifacts that date back to the 1860s. The Hall of Fame and Museum is situated on our 32-acre site, that also houses the Harry Simmons Memorial Library, four baseball fields and walking trails. We strive to not only educate our visitors and supporters but also champion a culture that prioritizes respect, diversity and a healthy lifestyle.

Scope: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is adding a Curatorial Assistant position through the Youth Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage grant to the team. This position is responsible for assisting the Curator in all aspects of our collection. The Curatorial Assistant will work with the Curator to catalogue and perform research on collection objects and archives, and rehouse objects in the collection. They will also assist with updating existing museum records by adding images and reviewing accuracy, and digitizing archival materials. The right player will have relevant museum experience, computer proficiency, exceptional organizational and communication skills and a passion for collections management.

Reporting to: Curator

Responsibilities:

The Curatorial Assistant will work on specified projects, under supervision, such as care of collections, historic research, and digitization. This will include:

– Assist in digitization project of archival records and photographs

– Assist with requests from external researchers

– Catalogue and process artifacts using spreadsheets and the museum database

– Assist with photography of museum artifacts and editing of images

– Rehouse artifacts in collections storage

– Perform research and update relevant information to the database entries

– Monitor museum environmental conditions

– Create online exhibitions about artifacts in the collection

– Provide support for tours and visitors

– Other duties as required

Qualifications:

– Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and organizational skills

– Computer proficiency, including with spreadsheets, databases, and word processing

– Knowledge of Past Perfect, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop or other image editing software, digital cameras, and scanners

– Knowledge of archival principles, practices, and Rules for Archival Description (RAD) is an asset

– Previous experience in a museum or archives setting preferred

– Familiarity with social media such as Instagram and Twitter

– Experience with cash handling

– Comfortable interacting with the public and with public speaking

– French language fluency is an asset

Education:

Post-secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function (e.g. Museum Management, Museum Studies, Public History, Curatorial Studies, etc.)

Terms of Employment:

The selected applicant must be able to meet the specific YCW grant requirements. Further details: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-heritage-graduates.html

Rate of Pay: $18.00/hour

Start date: September 11th, 2023

End date: March 20th, 2024

Contract hours: 35 hours per week

Cover letters and resumes are due by Monday July 31st, 2023.

Please email applications to [email protected] or drop off at 386 Church Street South in St. Marys, Ontario.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to make our policies, programs and workplace more inclusive, respectful and barrier-free. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, veterans, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Note: Priority will be given to graduates that have not previously participated in YCW internship programs.

Further details: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-heritage-graduates.html

CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

Job Description: Archives Assistant

Scope:

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is currently recruiting an Archives Assistant to work in the CBHFM archives for a 16-week contract. The position can be full-time or part-time to accommodate school schedules.

Reporting to the Curator, this position will be primarily responsible for cataloguing and digitizing archival donations. The Archives Assistant will build knowledge of archival practices as well as the history of baseball in Canada, and assist in the development of research and exhibition materials. They will work to enhance the CBHFM’s online collection and make the physical collection more accessible to the public. The right candidate will have relevant computer proficiency, exceptional organizational and communication skills, and a passion for both baseball and museums.

Reporting to:  Curator

Responsibilities:

• Arrange and describe archival documents, photographs, and materials
• Create Finding Aids compliant with the Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
• Rehouse archival collections into proper storage
• Digitize photographs, using a large-format scanner and DSLR camera
• Link digitized images and photographs of artifacts to PastPerfect database
• Monitor and maintain the environmental conditions in the archives collection storage
• Prepare a virtual exhibit based on archival work
• Assist with day-to-day museum customer service operations, providing support for tours and visitors
• Assist with public events as needed
• Perform other duties as required

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable interacting with the public and with public speaking
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent computer proficiency, including with spreadsheets, databases, and word processing
• Knowledge of Past Perfect, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop or other image editing software, digital cameras, and scanners
• Knowledge of archival principles, practices, and Rules for Archival Description (RAD) is an asset
• Cash handling and report writing experience would be an asset
• Interest in baseball and knowledge of current game as well as history of the sport
• Previous work experience in a museum or library setting preferred

 

Education:

Currently enrolled in post-secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function (eg. Archival Management, Museum Studies, Public History, Canadian History, etc.)

Terms of Employment:

This is a Young Canada Works funded position. 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:  $16.50 per hour

Contract Hours and Duration: to be completed by March 31, 2024

Please email applications to [email protected] or drop off at 386 Church St. S. in St. Marys, ON.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to make our policies, programs and workplace more inclusive, respectful and barrier-free. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, veterans, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Several volunteer positions are always available at the Hall of Fame, such as:

• Tour guides
• BBQ’ers
• Office support
• Site support

If you are interested in any of these opportunities please call 519-284-1838 or email [email protected]