City Of Guelph Looking for Visitor Experiences Assistant – Guelph Museums (Part-time) at Guelph, Ontario, Canada Full Time

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

This position will assist with the preparation and delivery of in-person and virtual programs and events, as well as general front desk duties, at Guelph Civic Museum, McCrae House National Historic Site, and Locomotive 6167.

Hours of work

Up to 20 hours per week. Hours will vary. Weekend and evening availability required.

Your role

• Assist with the research, creation, preparation, and delivery of in-person and virtual programs and events at Guelph Civic Museum, McCrae House and Locomotive 6167.
• Assist with the maintenance of museum galleries.
• Assist with front desk activities related to programming.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in history, museum studies, family studies, teaching, or related fields.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication as well as organizational skills.
• Strong comfort level communicating in live and virtual settings.
• Experience interacting with children and adults in educational /public program setting.
• Knowledge and interest in Guelph history.
• Experience handling cash transactions.
• Good computer skills and comfort level with online programming activities.
• Experience in public speaking, customer service, food & bar service.

Rate

$19.97 – $21.02 per hour

How to apply

Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system by Monday, September 25, 2023. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.