PositionDescription: Residency Museum Assistant
Position Number YO33
Purpose: To provide support and assistance to the Residency Museum Curator in administration and provide weekend and Public Holiday visitor services at the Museum. This role also works closely with Museum volunteers to ensure a positive visitor experience and the wellbeing of the Museum.
Role Responsibilities- To ensure a staff presence on weekends and public holidays so the museum is open to receive visitors for all advertised hours
- To support and assist the Curator with the maintenance of the museum collection
- To provide information and customer service to visitors
- To oversee volunteers in a way that maintains their engagement and commitment to the Museum and to ensure that visitor services remain at a high standard
- To provide strong administrative services, including, banking, budget reporting, database upkeep and visitor figures
- To promote the Shire of York, its other tourism facilities and sites of interest
Performance of Duties
- While on duty, staff will give their whole time and attention to the Shire of York’s business and ensure that their work is carried out efficiently, economically and effectively, and that their standard of work reflects favourably both on them and on the Shire.
- Staff must also perform their duties impartially and in the best interests of the Shire of York uninfluenced by fear or favour.
- The Shire of York recognises its legal obligations under the Equal Opportunity Act, 1984 and amendment 1992 and will actively promote equal opportunity based solely on merit to ensure that discrimination does not occur on the grounds of gender, age, marital status, pregnancy, race, disability, religious or political convictions.
Safety and Duty of Care
The Council is committed to Occupational Health and Safety in all areas of Council’s operations, and requires you to comply with the requirements of the Section 20 of the OSH Act WA which requires that:
“An employee shall take reasonable care to ensure his or her own safety and health at work; and to avoid adversely affecting the safety or health of any other person through any act or omission at work.”
•We require our staff to ensure all volunteers, employees, and contractors work or behave in a safe manner and to address or report as appropriate any hazards, behaviours or issues that may compromise safety and health.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Essential
Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
Customer services skills
A demonstrated interest in the history of York and its heritage
Developed computer skills and the Microsoft suite of programs.
Desirable
Experience or knowledge in the running of museums and maintaining an historic collection
Database input and operations experience
Level of Authorityand Organisational Relationships
Reports to:
Residency Museum Curator
Direct Reports:
Museum volunteers
Internal Liaisons:
- Executive Manager Corporate and Community Services
- Events and Economic Development Coordinator
- Arts and Heritage Culture Officer
- Volunteers
- Shire staff
The public, tourists, York community, businesses and tourism operators.
Conditions of Employment: Classification: Casual- (Award) Position Location: Residency Museum
Position and Conditions Acceptance
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Employee Name: Signature Date
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Direct Manager Name: Signature Date
Katie Benfield
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