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Summer Student JobThe Sask. Railway Museum is hiring for the position(s)of Student Docent/Gift Shop Operator/Groundskeeper. Term: Approximately 16 weeks (May to September).
Location: The Museum is located five minutes west of Saskatoon on the Pike Lake Highway (#60). Applicants must be a full time post secondary student under the age of 30 and have a valid drivers licence and transportation to and from the museum site.
Qualifications: Applicants must be able to mult-task among the three roles specified in job title. Applicants must be able to work with minimal supervision and complete tasks as specified. For grant purposes, students must be returning to post secondary studies in the fall. Students with valid First Aid/CPR certificates are preferred.
Successful applicants will be expected to gain a working knowledge of the Saskatchewan Railway Museums site history, rolling stock, artifacts and buildings related to Canadian railway and street railway heritage.
Duties will include tour guiding, operating vintage museum equipment (motor cars and a VIA tractor), cataloging of artefacts, organizing library, operating the Gift Shop (retail sales, admission ticket sales and customer service), and general grounds maintenance (operating ride-on and push lawn mowers, line trimming, painting, minor restorations and general cleaning duties).
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- Not applicable
Type of Machinery or Equipment
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Tractor mower
- Small engine equipment
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cut grass
- Rake/ collect refuse
- Water lawns/gardens
Work Setting
- Park or public area
- Landscape maintenance
- Commercial establishment
Work Location Information
- On-site customer service
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Cellular phone
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
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