Town of Oakville Looking for Museum Education Interpreter at Oakville, ON Full Time

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducting a variety of tours, educational programs, and craft workshops for children and adults using diverse and creative teaching methods, techniques, and tools.
• Preparation and delivery of history based education programs, guided tours, outreach and special education events
• Interpret for visitors during special events through demonstrations and activities
• Assistance with delivery of public programming and special events as well as the administrative functions of education programming
• Delivery of exceptional customer service and reception duties including:
  • Program Registration and retail sales using PerfectMind Registration/POS system
  • Providing information to customers and potential customers both over the phone and in person
• Delivery of exceptional customer service (including welcoming, conduct and communication) to all participants
• Support and promote the Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD)
• Performing physical daily program set up and clean-up as required
• Ensure the safety of education program participants, visitors and staff as well as protection of on-site resources
• Performing physical daily program set up and clean up as well as assistance with building and site cleaning and program maintenance for program areas.

Qualifications:

• Graduate or current student of education, history, child studies, drama/arts, recreation or museum studies program
• Experience in the museum sector an asset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service and problem solving skills
• Experience working with computers, including Microsoft Office Suite
• Previous experience working with registration systems would be an asset
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong organizational abilities
• Ability to operate with a minimum of direct supervision
• Good working knowledge of the Ontario curriculum
• Experience working with children an asset
• High Five PHCD (Principles of Healthy Child Development) certification would be considered an asset
• Valid first aid and CPR certificates required
• Access to reliable transportation
• The successful candidate will be required to submit proof of full vaccination in accordance with the town’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and Procedure. Accommodation requests for new hires that are unable to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for reasons protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code , must be made in writing to the Human Resources department

Successful candidates, who are new hires and/or who have not performed in this position previously will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check, with vulnerable sector screening, dated within the last 30 days as a condition of employment.