Curatorial Assistant

Curatorial Assistant
Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Location: Recreation/Facilities
Employment group: CUPE Local 454
Hours of Work: Auxiliary/Casual
Job ID: 25-205 EX

One of the sunniest regions in BC’s Lower Mainland, Delta embraces three unique communities – Ladner, North Delta and Tsawwassen. The City of Delta is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team and share in our commitment to lead the way in public service excellence.

The City of Delta is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and detail-oriented Curatorial Assistant to assist with curatorial duties within the Cultural Services division. The Curatorial Assistant assists in the organization and administration of the Collections and supports access and use for exhibitions, research, and programs. The Curatorial Assistant will assist with artifact evaluation and record-keeping of the museum collection; conduct research on artifact history and provenance as directed; assist with artifact preservation and conservation; and clean exhibition areas in preparation for events and showings. Working in collaboration with the Curator, they are expected to exercise some independence of judgement and action within the limits of established policies, procedures, guidelines and best practices. This is an excellent opportunity those pursuing a career in Museums or Heritage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists superior with curatorial duties within the Cultural Services division; evaluates artifacts using the Heritage Assessment Tool; and performs research on artifact history and provenance to ensure relevancy to museum collection.
• Performs detailed record-keeping; assists with collecting relevant data to create and update collection records, files, and inventories in paper and electronic formats; and assists with numbering, labeling, photographing, and cataloguing artifacts.
• Performs related tasks to preserve and conserve artifacts under the direction of a superior.
• Assists with responding to requests from external organizations and the public to conduct research projects of limited complexity on artifacts/archives under the direction of a superior
• Assists with cleaning exhibit areas in preparation for events and showings; packs and moves objects as directed; transports items as required.

Required Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

• Sound knowledge of the techniques in identifying, handling and caring of artifacts and collection items.
• Working knowledge of Lower Mainland, BC history – Delta-specific preferred – and its place in the general historic trends of British Columbia.
• Working knowledge of the methods, practices, policies and procedures applicable to the work.
• Some knowledge of research and analysis techniques.
• Ability to perform basic research duties as directed.
• Ability to understand and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to physically handle artifacts and collection items.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of external and internal contacts.
• Ability to maintain accuracy in record-keeping and other clerical duties.

Desirable Training and Experience

• Completion of post-secondary education in a related social science program, such as museum studies, archeology, history, archives management plus some related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Required Licenses, Certificates and Registrations

• Valid Class 5 Driver's License for the Province of British Columbia.

The City of Delta provides a competitive salary of $27.04 - $31.66 per hour + 12% in lieu of vacation, public holidays and benefits.

At the City of Delta, we are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that is representative of our community, providing equal opportunity and fostering an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized, valued and celebrated.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those under consideration will be contacted.
Copies of relevant professional certificates, degrees, or tickets must be submitted with your application.
Preferred candidates will be required to submit a Police Information Check.