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Working in collaboration with other Visitor Services staff, the Public Programs Assistant will focus on tasks as detailed below:

• Delivering in-museum and outreach educational programming for grades K-12 and university classes, adult/senior education programs, and other community organizations
• Conducting guided tours of the Museum of Health Care’s galleries
• Conducting outdoor guided walking tours (1 hour 45 minutes in length) of Kingston General Hospital National Historic Site and surrounding historically significant sites
• Assisting in the planning and facilitation of events for adults such as lectures, and/or exhibit openings
• Linking with community partners to represent the Museum at special events, such as Princess Street Promenade, and collaborate with other member museums of the Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries, and Historic Sites on professional development activities.
• Review and expand upon existing research material highlighting the local, national, and international history of medicine and health care.
• Assisting in the development of customized program and tour options for specific groups.
• Gather and analyze data about numbers and origins of visitors, effectiveness of marketing methods and visitor satisfaction, interests and suggestions.
• Create written materials used for blog and newsletter posts
• Keep detailed, accurate records of program/tour delivery statistics
• Participate in general museum maintenance and front-line customer service tasks such a gift shop purchases, wayfinding and addressing general inquires

• Excellent communication skills in written and oral English
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work in inclement weather (heat, rain)
• Ability to independently deliver outdoor guided tours (1.5 km of walking)
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time

• Knowledge of French or other second language
• Knowledge and/or experience of Indigenous history
• General knowledge of health care history and/or social history of Canada.
• Programming design experience for any age group.
• Experience in and/or knowledge of the principles of heritage interpretation.
• Experience in and/or knowledge of event planning and marketing.
• Interest in a career in history, history of medicine, museology, education, heritage interpretation, tourism or other related discipline.

• Editing video, audio, and image files to produce a variety of content for the Museum’s website and social media channels;
• Scheduling social media content and communication efforts
• Helping to create marketing campaigns for Museum support generation and historical awareness
• Producing promotional videos to support the Museum’s marketing and advancement efforts;
• Developing and executing social media campaigns to boost awareness of Museum;
• Taking photographs at events for promotional use and organizational documenting;
• Creating materials used to upgrade and increase access to a Virtual Museum Tour
• Creating multi-media content to enhance the Museum’s educational programming;
• Analyzing website and social media traffic data in order to modify offerings for increased engagement;
• Researching and writing of a blog post for the Museum’s Blog
• Providing back-up support to frontline visitor services as needed.

• Excellent communication skills in written and oral English.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Initiative driven and creative
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Experience with social media content creation
• Introductory graphic design

• Knowledge of French or other second language.
• Knowledge and/or experience of Indigenous history
• General knowledge of health care history and/or social history of Canada.
• Graphic design experience.
• Experience in online data analysis relating to increasing viewership, visibility and ease of use
• Experience in web design and maintenance
• Technical knowledge of photography/filmmaking
• Experience with audio and video recording, editing and publishing.
• Experience in and/or knowledge of event planning and marketing.
• Interest in a career in history, history of medicine, museology, marketing, film/tv, content creation, promotion, statistics, tourism or other related disciplines.

• Catalogue and photograph selected donations
• Rehouse archival items for new storage format
• Review, assess, and inventory one collection and propose items to keep and to deaccession to the Curator
• Keep accurate records through accession logs, donor files, cataloguing & inventory charts, and a daily activity log
• Prepare objects for storage according to accepted museological, collections management, and conservation standards
• Develop and film a YouTube video and / or research and write a blog post
• Support other front of house staff as required, including pulling objects and door duty
• Conduct collections storage rooms tours with a prepared script as required
• Assist in the presentation of museum public programming that occurs during the work term

• College or university degree, preferably in history, museum studies, libraries and archives, or a related field.
• Excellent English oral, written, and verbal communications skills are essential
• Excellent critical thinking, communication, organizational, and customer service skills
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time at a computer
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity, such as climbing ladders, lifting, kneeling, standing, or walking for periods of time

• Knowledge of collection management methodology and techniques, including research, evaluation, handling, sorting, storing and labelling cultural artifacts, documents and digital files, is an asset.
• Experience working in a museum environment especially in collections management, cataloguing and or handling artifacts, is an asset
• Experience using collections management database software InMagic, is an asset
• Background or experience in one or more of the following areas: public administration, record and information management, museology, archival science, library science, history, health sciences will be considered an asset
• Previous museum experience by yourself and not as a group effort: handling artifacts, taking and editing a minimum of 20 digital images of objects in a photo studio setup and conducting an inventory of large collections will be considered assets
• Digital photography in a photo studio set up will be considered an asset
• Enjoy working with lists of numbers, accuracy, creating order and analyzing results
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Basic research skills using various sources, both paper-based and electronic
• Monitor and maintain a safe work area
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Photograph a variety of historical medical and pharmaceutical objects
• Act as stage and technical manager for the new film studio to create several collections based videos and coordinator for the studio for other users
• Research, develop, and create a film studio temporary backdrop appropriate to the topic, set up lighting, and determine supplies required to film short videos. Edit visuals, record voiceover as needed, and add explanatory text as needed, and transcribe for translation into another language and closed captions, completed by others. Then upload videos to the Museum’s YouTube channel.
• Research current professional digital presentations and update an existing two part PowerPoint Presentation into a modern and engaging style. Design and create digital graphics for documents in a Resource package, Fact Sheets, promotional materials, and press release to launch new project; create other graphics as required
• Keep accurate records through completed work logs
• Assist as needed in the presentation of museum public programming and gallery tours that occur during the work term

• College or university degree (completed or in-progress), preferably in graphics, photography, communications, media, film,history, museum studies, or a related field.
• Excellent English oral, written, and verbal communications skills
• Ability to perform digital photography in a photo studio set up
• Excellent critical thinking, communication, organizational, and customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time at a computer
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity, such as climbing ladders, lifting, kneeling, standing, or walking for periods of time
• Basic research skills using various sources, both paper-based and electronic
• Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to work effectively with multiple tasks and tight deadlines, and problem solving

• Background or experience in one or more of the following areas: digital object photography, scripted short videos, graphics, communications, media, and/or film will be considered an asset; candidate may be asked to provide examples of this work
• Experience with cataloguing and/or handling artefacts is an asset
• Background or experience in one or more of the following areas: graphics, photography, communications, media, and/orfi lm will be considered an asset
• Enjoy working with lists of numbers, accuracy, and creating order
• Excellent critical thinking, communication, organizational, and customer service skills
• Monitor and maintain a safe work area
• Excellent interpersonal skills