Job Description

DEPARTMENT: Community Services – Anvil Museums & Heritage Services
STATUS: Auxiliary
NO. OF POSITIONS: One
UNION: CUPE, Local 387
HOURS OF WORK: 35 hours per week*
SALARY: $22.12 – $23.91 per hour per hour + 12% in lieu of benefits (2024 rates)

New Westminster has an exciting opportunity for a summer 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

What you bring:
• 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 (<30 lbs), navigate stairways and ladders, and spend long hours on your feet
• Ability to work atop a structure subject to moderate movements due to water motion
• Ability to work co-operatively, as part of a team
• Experience organizing groups, programs, and services in an educational setting is an asset
• Familiarity with marine vessels and maritime safety is an asset
• First aid training is an asset
• Ability to pass and maintain a satisfactory Police Information Check

*The successful candidate will be required to work a flexible work week based on operations

Apply by sending your cover letter and resume in one document at www.newwestcity.ca/employment by May 12, 2025. Emailed applications will not be accepted.

To support a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community; women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversity of our workforce, are encouraged to express their interest.

New Westminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halkomelem-speaking peoples. It is acknowledged by the City that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. We are learning and building relationships with the people whose lands we are on.

We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
This position is only open to those legally entitled to work in Canada.

Required languages: English

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Closest intersection: 8th St & Quayside Dr.