Volunteering at the YSM
Interested in volunteering? Much of the work at the YSM is carried out by a team of committed volunteers who are both members and non-members of the Historic Society!
Volunteer jobs include
Building Maintenance and Upkeep; Small Renovations;
Artistic/Creative Projects; Exhibit Development;
Museum Programming; Working With People;
Collection Management (cataloguing, photographing and cleaning artifacts); Education Programming; Docents/Tour Guides (in both English and French); Promotions Fundraising; Administration; Admissions/Museum Gift Shop; Translation (English to French)
Volunteer Benefits
Free Admission to the Museum; Newsletter; Member Discount on Gift Shop Items; Invitation to Special Events; Opportunity to Make a Difference; Collect Volunteer Hours for Your University Application; Work Experience for Your Resume
Ongoing Projects
Collection Inventory Project
Collections Computer Cataloguing Project
Translation Project
Research Library Development Project
Check out these opportunities and contact the Museum Office if you are interested in joining our volunteer team!
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Museum Cataloguers
Responsible To: The Manager and Collections Committee
Location: Museum
Hours of Work: Week days and some week ends
Minimum Weekly Hours Committment: 3
Committment Length: long term
Training: Orientation, training on the job
Qualifications: Knowledge of basic word processing, spreadsheet and database programs, an eye for detail and organizational skills.
Job Description: To process acquisitions, catalogue collections, documents, artefacts and research.
Artefact Inventory Assistants
Responsible To: Manager and Collections Committee
Location: Museum
Hours of Work: Week days and some week ends
Minimum Weekly Hours Committment: 3
Training: Orientation, training on the job
Qualifications: Knowledge of basic word processing and spreadsheet, an eye for detail and organizational skills.
Job Description: Maintain and document collections of artefacts (photograph, sort, organize and update files).
Translators (English to French)
Responsible To: The Manager and Exhibits Committee
Location: Variable based on job needs
Hours of Work: Flexible
Minimum Weekly Hours Committment: Flexible
Committment Length: Long term
Training: Orientation
Qualifications: Knowledge of basic word processing programs and excellent written French and English skills.
Job Description: We are currently making our exhibits accessible in both of New Brunswick's official languages. Translators will translate exhibit text and provide a second reading for translations completed by other's.
Researchers
Responsible To: The Manager, Collections Committee and Exhibits Committee
Location: Variable based on job needs
Hours of Work: Flexible
Minimum Weekly Hours Committment: Flexible
Committment Length: Long term
Training: Orientation
Qualifications: Knowledge of basic word processing programs Background in history (preferred); experience as a researcher; organizational skills; and ability to meet deadlines.
Job Description: Acquire, organize, and maintain records and documents; verify authenticity and significance of historical material; and provide short summary of assignment, all of which may be used in curating exhibits, designing educational programs, in promotional material, in Collections Projects and for administrative purposes.
Photographers
Responsible To: The Manager and Collections Committee
Location: Museum
Hours of Work: Flexible
Minimum Weekly Hours Committment: Flexible
Committment Length: Long term
Training: Orientation
Qualifications: Background in photography, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
Job Description: Museum staff photograph artefacts and exhibits, provide photos in electronic format suitable for various uses and label photos for reference. Photographs may be used in curating exhibits, designing educational programs, in promotional material, in collections projects and for administrative purposes.
Jobs at the YSM.
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