Collections Conservation Asst - Hamilton, Canada - City of Hamilton

City of Hamilton

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Hamilton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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About the City of Hamilton

Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada's largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason

JOB POSTING
JOB ID #: 19853

Collections Conservation Asst
Planning & Economic Development
Tourism & Culture
240 Burlington St.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:
1 Full-Time Temporary

UNION/NON-

UNION:
CUPE Local 5167 Inside

HOURS Of

WORK:
35.00 per week

GRADE: G
SALARY/

HOUR:
$ $33.825 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/

LENGTH:
Up to 12 months

Job Description ID #: 7583

Vaccine Verification - As a condition of employment you are required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or provide proof of valid exemption satisfactory to the employer prior to your start date. You must acknowledge and agree to comply with any future vaccine policy requirements as an ongoing condition of employment at the City of Hamilton.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Curator, Collections, assists in the records management and preventive conservation of heritage collections at multiple museum sites in the Heritage Resource Management Section of the Tourism & Culture Division.

Conducts registration, data entry, artifact handling, condition reporting, packing and unpacking of artifacts, research, exhibit work, social media, document scanning and digital photography, cleaning, and minor/basic conservation treatment of museum artifacts.

Works with museum staff and conservation staff to ensure all aspects of artifact handling, conservation, packing, rehousing and documentation are up to date.

GENERAL DUTIES

Conducts the hands-on processes of museum collections management: compiles information about heritage artifacts, completes relevant research, assesses existing documentation, creates accurate descriptions of artifacts, photo-documents artifacts, assigns and embosses accession numbers, stores artifacts according to professional museum standards.

Enters artifact collections data into the Re:discovery Proficio collections information management database as required by Division operations and defined in the Section procedural and workflow manuals.

Handles and moves artifacts according to professional care and handling standards; maintains location listings by updating catalogue files.

Rehouses artifacts when needed by creating new custom storage containers and mounts.

Performs minor/basic conservation treatments on artifacts such as pest eradication/control, cleaning and stabilization.

Documents (including photo-documentation) artefacts and artefact treatments in accordance with the Canadian Association for the Conservation of Cultural Property Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice.

Conducts research of artifacts using on-line resources, primary and secondary documentary material to provide context and historical significance to the artifact collection.

Assists with inspections of sites for the purposes of identifying pest management concerns, deterioration of artifacts and reports damage and loss to Curator and Conservator.

Photo-documents artifacts using DSLR cameras, professional lighting and photography software and equipment for the purposes of photo editing and video.

Assists with exhibit preparation for Heritage Resource Management section including, creation of reports, locating artifacts for exhibits, research, exhibit text writing, relocation of artifacts including packing and unpacking and assisting with display of artifacts.

Assists with the packing and unpacking of artifacts for travel and storage according to professional museum standards.

Assists with the coordination of summer student, volunteers and interns.

Creates photo and video content specifically for social media and website purposes.

Ensures the security of the building and collection. Reports deficiencies in safety/security systems and apparent damage or loss.

Works in accordance with the provisions of applicable health and safety legislation and all City of Hamilton corporate and departmental policies and procedures related to occupational health and safety

Performs other duties as assigned which are related to the major responsibilities of the job.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must have museum experience specfically related to duties listed above normally acquired by obtaining Museum Studies certificate or a combination of education and related work experience.
Demonstrated proven commitment to the professional standards out