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  • learn.

    A position at Heritage Park Museum will allow you to learn about a career in Heritage and local hisory. We encourage our staff and volunteers to ask questions and use our resources to learn.

  • Balance.

    There is a lot that goes into maintaiing a museum. This means that positions at Heritage Park Museum offer a lot of variety. One day you might be running around preparing for an event and the next you may be on the computer all day.

  • Community.

    Heritage Park Museum gives staff and volunteers the opportunity to make an impact in their community. From helping realize free community events to leading wellbeing programs to enlivening educational exhibits.

summer positions - open

All candidates MUST be students between 16 and 30 years old

Wage is $21/hour

37.5 hours a week, Tuesday - Saturday

Museum coordinator

We are seeking a Museum Coordinator to help plan, promote, and implement our community programs, events and guided tours. The ideal candidate would have experience with kids, a passion for community and education, and someone who has great communication skills. The position begins May 6, 2025 and ends on August 23, 2025. The deadline to apply is April 14, 2025.

collections technician

We are seeking a museum collections technician for a 15-week contract during the summer of 2025 in Terrace. The focus of this role is to enhance the digitization, organization, and display of our collections. The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for historical preservation, community history, and will have experience working with technology. The position begins May 6, 2025 and ends on August 23, 2025. The deadline to apply is April 14, 2025.

community relations director

The Community Relations Director position is dedicated to continuing meaningful relationships with Indigenous and other community groups. In this role, they will facilitate meetings with other organizations, seek out events and programs to support, help the curator develop a community engagement committee, and work on a new program that involves collaboration with other organizations. The ideal candidate for this position would have a passion for community engagement, great organizational skills, an understanding of the community, and good communication skills. The position begins June 24, 2025 and ends on August 30, 2025. The deadline to apply is May 22, 2025.

Youth programmer

The Heritage Park Museum Youth Programmer is responsible for planning and implementing two free, youth summer camps, assisting with children's and family programs, and contributing to our Canada Day event. The ideal candidate for this position would have experience working with children, a passion for education, can work well with a team. The position begins June 24, 2025 and ends on August 30, 2025. The deadline to apply is May 22, 2025.

APPLY WITH A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO curator@heritageparkmuseum.com

paid INTERNSHIPs - open

All candidates MUST have an undergraduate degree

Wage is $24/hour

37.5 hours a week

30 weeks: May 26, 2025 - December 19, 2025 (flexible)

Deadline to apply is April 14, 2025

Assistant curator intern

The Terrace and District Museum Society is seeking an Assistant Curator Intern for a thirty-week position starting on May 26 (flexible) at Heritage Park Museum in Terrace, British Columbia. They will work alongside the Curator on projects such as developing interactive and written exhibit elements, re-organizing exhibits and storage spaces, assisting with summer programs, helping facilitate a conference, and organizing and putting on seasonal events at the museum. This position will involve handling both our artifact and archives collection, conducting historical research, organizing the collections, and digitizing the collections to improve the accessibility and functionality of our collections database system. The wage is $24.00 an hour.

The ideal candidate will be a creative individual who is passionate about public access to history, is confident in leading projects, and is, preferably, experienced in using cultural database systems (training is also provided). To be considered eligible, candidates must be recent University or College graduates and fit all eligibility requirements of the Young Canada Works - Building Careers in Heritage program. We are especially interested in graduates of programs related to history, museum/ archival studies, education, First Nations studies, cultural resource management, and similar fields of study. Candidates with demonstrated experience working in a museum, art gallery, or similar cultural education setting will be prioritized -but we encourage all interested and eligible graduates to apply!

APPLY WITH A RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO curator@heritageparkmuseum.com

Volunteer.

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities at Heritage Park Museum for people of any age or interest! If you are interested in getting involved at Heritage Park, please contact the Curator by email at curator@heritageparkmuseum.com or by phone at 250-635-4546.

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