Summer Student Jobs | Creston Museum, Creston BC

We're looking for our summer crew!

We have three positions available - two specifically for college or university students and one open to any young person!

Apply now! Send your resume and cover letter to Tammy Bradford, manager, at tammy@crestonmuseum.ca.

Details are listed below. These positions are funded through Young Canada Works and Canada Summer Jobs, and those programs have specific eligibility criteria:

Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee status;
Legally entitled to work in Canada;
Between the ages of 15 and 30 at the start of the work term;
Able to commit to the full work term, including number of hours per week.

For the two positions funded by Young Canada Works, you must also have been a full-time student in the Spring 2021 semester and be intending to return to school full time in Fall 2021.

Still with us? Great! Further details and additional qualifications are in the descriptions below.

Digital Content Creator

If there is one thing COVID-19 revealed, it is this: The Creston Museum was woefully unprepared to meet the demands of a new online world. You can help us!

As our Digital Content Creator, you’ll do everything from continuing our On This Day posts on Facebook and Instagram, to creating all-new content for our YouTube, Zoom, Facebook Live, and other channels. You’ll organise our “Learning Links” content and create new resources for that, add digital content via QR codes to existing exhibits, and help other staff and volunteers with the technicalities of creating virtual content related to their projects.

You combine an interest in history with a high capability with social media and digital technologies, and your post-secondary studies are related to one or both of those fields. We want to know about your ability to manage multiple tasks, your excellent English language abilities, and your dedication to providing excellent visitor services all day, every day.

This position is funded by Young Canada Works. To be eligible, you must have been a full-time student in the Spring 2021 semester, and be intending to return to school full-time in Fall 2021.

Exhibit Curator

To the shock and horror of many, Jordan’s Cabin was completely destroyed by fire in September 2020, destroying a much-beloved landmark and one of the very few remaining remnants of an industry that once provided a livelihood for hundreds of local people.

We’d like your help creating a commemorative exhibit on the grounds of the Creston Museum that will explore traditional and contemporary Ktunaxa hunting and trapping; the story of Ed Jordan, his cabin, and those who have continued his legacy to the present day; and the hunting and trapping history of the community and its role in conservation and biodiversity.

You’re intending to pursue a career in a related field - museums, teaching, graphic design, etc - and your post-secondary studies reflect that goal. Ideally, you’ve got some experience researching and creating exhibits (though not necessarily in a museum setting), you have excellent spoken and written communication skills, and you can tell us about your abilities with Photoshop, Publisher, and similar programs. Since you’ll be working with the public, we also want to know about your commitment to providing outstanding visitor service, all day every day.

This position is funded by Young Canada Works. To be eligible, you must have been a full-time student in the Spring 2021 semester, and be intending to return to school full-time in Fall 2021.

Museum Host

COVID-19 might still be hanging around, but we expect to be open throughout the summer! And that means we’re going to have a variety of summer programs and activities to prepare and deliver.

As Museum Host, you’re on the frontline! You’ll interact with local and out-of-town visitors, welcoming them and orienting them to the site. You also get to give guided tours to people of all ages and backgrounds, share interactive programming with local families, develop marketing materials for print and social media, staff the gift shop, and work with other staff and volunteers to create exhibits, build digital content, and do any of the many other fun and fascinating tasks involved in a small museum. Of course, you’re following COVID-19 protocols throughout.

This is an ideal opportunity for you if you’re looking for that first work experience – as long as you’re eager and enthusiastic and willing to learn, we’ll provide all the training and support you need to rock this job all day long. Good communication skills are important – your work is primarily in English, but if you’ve got a second language that’s a definite bonus. And, because you will be working with the public, we want to know about your commitment to providing outstanding visitor service, all day, every day.

Start date to be determined dependent on funding, but will probably be in early July. This position is funded by Canada Summer Jobs, and is open to all young people including full-time students, part-time students, and those who are no longer in school.