Position
Visitor Host, Oshawa Museum
Permanent, Part-time
Approximately 9-18 hours per month
Reports To
Executive Director, Oshawa Museum
About the Oshawa Museum
The Oshawa Museum is operated by the Oshawa Historical Society, a not-for-profit charitable institution. The Oshawa Museum preserves and actively promotes awareness and appreciation of Oshawa’s history for the education, enrichment and enjoyment of a diverse audience. For over 60 years, the Oshawa Museum has celebrated Oshawa’s history with engaging events, inspiring exhibits, and an immense collection of archival materials. Nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario in beautiful Lakeview Park, the Oshawa Museum tells the story of Oshawa from Indigenous inhabitants to present day.
The Oshawa Museum is situated on the traditional territory and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. Our work on these lands acknowledges the signatory communities of the Williams Treaty, as well as the Mississauga Nation and other members of the broader Indigenous community, for their resilience, and their longstanding contributions to the area now known as Durham Region.
Position Summary
The Visitor Host is a public-facing role in the delivery of tours and programs, and ensures that visitors enjoy a positive, engaging and meaningful experience when engaging with the Oshawa Museum.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads educational and public programs, including hands-on workshops, historical tours and presentations.
- Is responsible for attending museum facilities during rentals, and acting as a first point of contact for guests
- Contributes to the creation of content for publication, both online and in printed form
- Represents the museum on- and off-site at partner activities
- Opening and closing of the museum and museum shop, and collects attendance records
- Assists with special maintenance and housekeeping of the museum spaces
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
- A commitment to superior customer service, and an ablility to quickly connect with others
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to project professionalism when giving and receiving information verbally and in writing
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Knowledge or an interest in aspects of the history of Oshawa
- Post-secondary or work experience in a relevant field (for example: museum studies, history, or education)
Working Conditions
The Visitor Host may be required to work during the museum’s regular hours (Monday – Friday: 8am4pm, Sunday: 12pm-4pm, and Saturdays from Canada Day-Labour Day: 12pm-4pm). However, they may also be required when a program is booked outside of these hours. The Visitor Host is as part of a flexible team of other museum staff and Visitor Hosts, and we endeavour to schedule hours of work with consideration for your other commitments. This position may be required to assist with programs or other museum functions, and may be required to help with setting up for programs and exhibits. They must therefore be able to frequently move outdoors between buildings, and work in occasionally noisy environments.
Place of Work
Oshawa Museum
1450 Simcoe St. South
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8S8
To Apply
Apply with a cover letter and C.V. Please enter the job title in the subject line, include your cover letter as the email body, and attach your C.V. in PDF format only. Other attachments will not be considered.
By email: [email protected]
The Oshawa Museum will retain all applications for this role for 1 year from the application deadline. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Application Deadline
4:00pm on August 21, 2024
