community museum technician

Experience

• Experience an asset

Work Setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Prepare reports
• Assist in the research, handling and storage of artifacts
• Assist in the restoration and conservation of artifacts under the direction of a conservator
• Assist with the planning and development of travelling exhibitions and special events
• Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control
• Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
• Construct displays and dioramas, build models, install artifacts in displays and prepare artifacts for storage and shipping

Student Status

• Full time enrollment

Technical Experience

• Cataloging
• Curatorial assisting
• Interpretation/guiding
• Registration

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/Travel Information

• Public transportation is not available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal Suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player