The Museum of Ontario Archaeology is seeking a Museum Educator for the summer season. Anticipated start date is June 8 through to August 31, 2024. This position is 35 hrs/week, $16.55/hr. This position is contingent on the successful funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program and candidates must meet the eligibility requirements outline below.
The Museum Educator’s primary responsibility will include assisting the Public & Education Programmer with delivering interactive summer programming and guided tours to museum visitors, conduct public archaeology workshops and activities, update school programming, and assist with special event planning and delivery.
The MOA’s Interpretive Plan encourages the museum to seek a diversity of voices for interpretation, and we will strongly encourage First Nations, Inuit, and Métis and students from other underrepresented groups to apply.
Other Work Tasks and Responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in the development and delivery of interactive public programming for groups and drop-in visitors,
- Assisting in delivering outreach programming with the community both in-person and virtually,
- Update school programming, along with Ontario curriculum connections,
- Assist with planning and delivery of special events such as Hands on Heritage Day and summer programming workshops.
In addition, the idea candidate will have the following skills:
- Experience working with children (in a classroom or camp setting would be an asset),
- A positive attitude and strong work ethic,
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills,
- Experience with public speaking or delivering educational programs would be an asset,
- Creative thinker, who thinks outside the box,
- Experience in social media marketing,
- A keen interest and understanding of Canadian/Ontario archaeological heritage,
- The ability to work independently and in a team environment,
- First Aid training certificate (preferred but not required),
- Proficient in MS office suite,
- Preference will be given to applicants who have completed at least some post-secondary education.
The successful candidate must meet the criteria of the Canada Summer Jobs program. We strongly encourage First Nations, Metis and Inuit students, and students from other underrepresented groups, to apply. An ideal candidate will have a background in Anthropology, Public History, Education, Museum Studies, First Nations studies, or similar University program, and possess both a positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Prior work or volunteer experience at a museum or historic site would be an asset.
Characteristics of City/Region:
The Museum of Ontario Archaeology is located in the northwest corner of the City of London, the traditional territory of the Munsee-Delaware, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee Peoples and their Ancestors who have lived here from Time Immemorial. First named as a settler village by John Graves Simcoe in 1793, London has a rich and deep archaeological past, with evidence of human occupation from the period of glacial recession approximately 13,000 years ago, to the vibrant city that it is today. Adjacent to the Museum is a 500-year-old village once inhabited by approximately 2,000 Indigenous agriculturalists, today known as the Lawson Site. This site is considered one the region’s largest settlements before European contact.
Museum of Ontario Archaeology website: www.archaeologymuseum.ca
London is situated in the Western part of Ontario, Canada. The city hosts the seat of Middlesex County, and it is located halfway between Toronto and Detroit.
City of London website: http://www.london.ca/
You must include in your covering letter how you meet the Canada Summer Jobs eligibility requirements.
Applications will be due by April 30, 2024.
Please e-mail resume and cover letter to:
Leeanne Doxtator, Public & Education Programmer
Museum of Ontario Archaeology