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Employment at the 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, which also houses the Harry Simmons Memorial Library, four baseball fields, and walking trails. We strive not only to educate our visitors and supporters, but also to champion a culture which prioritizes diversity, respect, and a healthy lifestyle.

Scope: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is adding to their team a Curatorial Assistant position through the Young Canada Works – Building Careers in Heritage grant. This position is responsible for assisting the museum team in the collection to catalogue artifacts, perform research on objects and archives, rehouse artifacts within the collection, and research and write exhibition text for online exhibits. They will also assist with updating existing museum records by adding images and reviewing accuracy, and digitizing archival materials. The right candidate will have relevant museum experience, computer proficiency, exceptional organizational and communication skills, and a passion for museum work.

Reporting to: Care of Collections and Visitor Engagement Supervisor

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 of archival records and photographs
– Assist with request from external researchers
– Catalogue and process artifacts using spreadsheets and the museum database, PastPerfect
– Assist with photography of museum artifacts and editing 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 use of spreadsheets, databases, and word processing systems
– Knowledge of PastPerfect, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop or other image editing software, and 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 or Facebook
– Experience with cash handling
– Comfortable interacting with the public and public speaking
– French language fluency is an asset

Education: Post-secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function (eg. Museum Management, Museum Studies, Public History, Archival Studies, etc.)

Terms of Employment: The selected applicant must be able to meet the specific YCW grant requirements.

-Are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);

-Are legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number)

-Are between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and

-Are a college or university graduate (certificate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate).

Rate of Pay: $18.05/hour

Start Date: September 9, 2024

End Date: March 28, 2025

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Cover letters and resumes are due by Wednesday July 31, 2024. Interviews will be held the week of August 5, 2024. Please email completed applications to [email protected] or mail or drop off to:

386 Church Street South
St. Marys, ON
N4X 1C2

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.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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