Student Museum Technician

JOB POSTING #: 2025-0128

POSTING PERIOD: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM to Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM

POSITION STATUS: Temporary Full-Time

RATE OF PAY: $18.47 per hour

SHIFT WORK REQUIRED: Tuesday to Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM

WORK DURATION: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 to Saturday, August 30, 2025

WORK LOCATION: Francois Baby House, 254 Pitt St W., Windsor, Ontario, N9A 5L5 

DUTIES:

As part of a goal to diversify the museum’s photographic collection to cover a broader cultural range of the inhabitants and urban geography of the City of Windsor, the student museum technician will be tasked with photographing and then cataloguing into the museum’s collection locations in Windsor reflecting a diverse population including 1) Places of Worship; 2) Community and Cultural Centres; 3) Multicultural Businesses and Restaurants; 4) Plaques and streetscape locations of historical importance. In order to broaden the museum experience available to the student, this position also involves an introduction to other facets of museum work, such as programming in a historic house.
 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University or College student (preferably a major in history, anthropology, tourism, museum studies, Indigenous studies, Journalism or related field);
• Attention to detail of paramount importance; must be well-organized
• Must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
• Must be between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; 
• Must be a high school, college, CEGEP or university student.

NOTE:

• Only those applicants selected for an interview will be acknowledged
• We offer a smoke-free office environment
• Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, c. 25 as amended, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment.
• The Corporation of the City of Windsor is an Equal Opportunity Employer

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Windsor will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform the City of Windsor Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.