Community Services Assistant 3 - Archives Collections Assistant

Posted 4 days ago

Job Details

Part Time

Location

Surrey, BC

Job Description

Overview

As one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, City of Surrey is a globally recognized leader in building vibrant, sustainable communities through technology and innovation. City of Surrey employees are talented innovators, inspired by meaningful work and the opportunity to drive our city-and their careers-forward. Build a City. Build a Future at the City of Surrey.

Employment Status

Union - CUPE Local 402 - Temporary Grant

Scope

Surrey Heritage Services is seeking one enthusiastic Archives Collections Assistant who is interested in contributing to the rapidly growing and diversified community of Surrey. The Archives Collections Assistant will:

• Assist in arrangement and description, digitization, reference services, outreach initiatives, programming, and preservation tasks. • Enter all newly created digitized material and archival descriptions into the MINISIS database to be made available to the public through Heritage Services' online database. Responsibilities

Surrey Heritage Services is seeking an enthusiastic Archives Collections Assistant who is interested in contributing to the rapidly growing and diversified community of Surrey. The Archives Collections Assistant will:

• Digitize and describe photographs form a large community collection, along with redescription and assisting in continual enhancements to the online catalogue. • Enter all descriptions in the MINISIS database to be made available online. • Assist with outreach events and reference services. Qualifications

• July 9 , 2024 - November 23, 2024; October 22, 2024 - March 22, 2024

These positions are supported by Heritage Canada's Young Canada Works (YCW) Building Careers in Heritage. The positions are contingent on Federal Government Grant funding. Successful candidates much meet the criteria set forth by the grant program, including:

• Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible). • Must be available to work the full duration of the grant sponsored position • Be a recent post-secondary graduate from a recognized post-secondary institution. • Be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment. • Registered on the Young Canada Works on-line candidate category. • To view the full requirements, visit here . Other Information

Pay Grade: Schedule D

Hourly Rate: $26.29

Conditions of Employment

This position requires completion of a Police Information Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check. Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Closing Date

This job will be posted until May 10, 2024.

Our Values

Integrity - Service - Teamwork - Innovation - Community

About The City of Surrey

The City of Surrey is one of 21 municipalities in Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. We are located on the Lower Mainland on the south side of the Fraser River and share a border with the United States of America. Within Metro Vancouver, Surrey is the largest city in land area, and second most populous city with a population of more than 517,000. Learn more about the city in the Surrey census data profile. Surrey is comprised of urban areas as well as significant agricultural and rural areas. The City is also one of the fastest growing, culturally diverse cities in Canada. We are a forward thinking, globally recognized leader in building vibrant, sustainable communities through technology and innovation. Our combination of entrepreneurial approach, big city resources and remarkable growth have given us opportunities to build an accessible and sustainable city where people can live, visit, work and play.