Job Title : Maritime Museum Interpreter
Location : New Westminster
Company : CivicInfo BC
Salary :
Open Date : 2024-05-28
Close Date : 2024-09-28

Great City, Great Work, Great FutureMaritime Museum Interpreter
DEPARTMENT: Office of the CAO – New Westminster Museums and Heritage Services
STATUS: Auxiliary
NO. OF POSITIONS: One
UNION: CUPE, Local 387
HOURS OF WORK: 35 hours/week (July & August 2024) (weekdays, weekends and evenings)
SALARY: $23.91 per hour plus 12% in lieu of all benefits

The City has an exciting opportunity for an historic interpreter aboard the Samson V Maritime Museum. The Samson V Maritime Museum is an intact, floating steam powered sternwheeler located along the New Westminster Esplanade. As the tour guide on this vessel you will be greeting visitors and touring them through it, as well as monitoring museum exhibitions and performing general ship upkeep.

NOTE: This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. In order to be considered for this opportunity, applicants must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period.

What you will do:

• Interpretive tour and heritage program delivery
• Museum facility opening and closing.
• Oversee visitor safety and museum security
• Assist with the research, development, testing and implementation of heritage programs and tours
• Clean and maintain Samson V physical plant and exhibitions (i.e. painting, dusting, washing, etc.)
• Maintain museum statistics and visitation data
• Other duties as assigned

• Excellent communication skills with experience public speaking
• Excellent customer service skills and guest service oriented
• Excellent people skills with a positive and upbeat personality
• An interest in history, maritime history and museum practices
• Ability to lift and carry objects (