Current Job Opening
at the PoMo Museum
Job Title: Museum Assistant
Hours: 30 hours a week
Regular days worked: Wednesday-Sunday 10:00-4:30 (less a 30-minute break), occasional evening hours required.
Rate of Pay: $20.00/hr
Contract Term: Permanent
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Permanent full-time (30 hours) with benefits
- 3 month probationary period
- Key holder
- Training provided
ABOUT YOU:
- You have a passion for history and educating others
- Are a self-starter
- Good verbal communicator
- Not shy around members of the public Client facing role
- A good team member, able to work full-time, part-time, and contract museum workers.
- Willing/able to commute to the Museum daily.
- Experience utilizing Office 365, meta business suite, Canva, etc.
Job Summary
Share the heritage of Port Moody with individuals and groups through facilitating access to collections, displays, and grounds. Utilize your skills to reach new audiences and keep existing audiences in touch.
Key Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in daily Museum operation
o Opening, closing, cleaning, greeting guests, assisting with exhibit set up/tear down, and signage updates as needed.
o Manage sales utilizing Point of Sale system including in-gallery programs, books, art cards, etc.
- During programs, facilitate learners through guided activities such as birthdays, archaeology digs, and other programs.
o Assist with booking for events and rentals including tracking, payment, and follow-up.
o For parties up to 16 child participants, run from start to finish. For parties of 17 or more, work with another member of staff or a volunteer to run from start to finish.
o Research/development for program creation
- Assist with develop or redevelop marketing materials in line with POMO Museum brand guideline utilizing Canva
o Utilize Marketing schedule to develop posts, prints, etc. for approval by the Programs and Events Coordinator.
- Research topics set by management for future internal use, research on behalf of inquiring scholars.
o Utilize reporting tools to create clear concise information packets as needed.
- Other tasks as needed
Supervision Duties
- Weekend Team Leader
- Volunteer staff
Job perks
- Extended health benefits
- Free parking
- Job training and professional development
Applications close 24 March 2025
Send resume and cover letter to Farmer at ed@pomo.museum
Job Title: Collections Technician
Reports to: Executive Director
Hours: 15 hour per week; dates to be discussed
Rate of Pay: $19.00/hr
Contract Term: Contract until 31 December 2025
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Contract part time
- 3 month probationary period
- Training provided
- Flexible working schedule
ABOUT YOU:
- Self-starter and able to work independently
- Keen eye for details
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 suite
Preferred skills
- Up to one year experience in collections care, ideally PastPerfect
- Working on or recently graduated with a degree in public history, history, classics, archaeology, anthropology, or related
About the Museum:
The POMO Museum is owned and operated by the Port Moody Heritage Society (PMHS) and works to collect, preserve, conserve, study, exhibit, and interpret artifacts and information relating to the settlement of the region at the head of Burrard Inlet. The Museum’s collections consist of artifacts quired and preserved for their historical, cultural, or aesthetic significance.
Job Summary:
Assist in the preservation of the collections for current and future generations living in and visiting the city of Port Moody through careful measured work with the collection to ensure its longevity into the future.
Key Job Duties and Responsibilities
Collection:
· PastPerfect transition. POMO Museum is in the process of transitioning from Microsoft Access database to PastPerfect Web Edition database. Records must be checked and missing data replaced from backups.
· Accession and Deaccession work. New items coming into the collection must be accessioned. Items under review for relevance to our mandate must be presented to the Executive Director.
· Research object history, provide information for social media/marketing projects.
· Working with ED on collection material purchases (i.e. foam and tissue)
· Photography of objects (potential to work with volunteers)
Exhibition:
· Research and assist development of one 12 month exhibition following a theme calendar worked out by all staff.
o Develop small “add-on” displays consistent with major calendar events that match the theme (e.g. Lunar New Year; Remembrance; Heritage Week).
· Research and development of text interpretation including working with designer(s)
· Work with volunteers for Online article and gallery development (editing, assisting with research questions, etc)
Additional job duties
· Monitor humidity and dehumidifiers, digitize humidity records for tracking
· Monitor pests and advise on purchasing traps
· Reorganize collection office for potential co-working with volunteers/visiting curators
· Assist with public research enquires
· Assist with daily operational tasks
Supervision:
· Collection volunteers
Job Perks:
· Free Parking
· On the job training and professional development
Applications close 24 March 2025
Send resume and cover letter to Farmer at ed@pomo.museum
