The Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum is just a block away from the southern terminus of the Welland Ship Canal in the Niagara Region. We are looking for a Tea Room Assistant to join our team as a student this summer. The objectives of the position are to assist the volunteers to open Arabella’s Tea Room weekdays and weekends, preparing the afternoon tea, serving visitors, recording the financials, balancing the cash, helping with dishes, clean-up and close. The secondary objectives are to assist with Museum reception and heritage interpretation. This position performs administrative functions on behalf of the Museum and Auxiliary and is responsible for assisting the Curator with word processing, scheduling appointments, telephone answering, reception, tours and heritage site interpretation. You may also assist staff in duties assigned including but not limited to; research, organizing documents, cataloguing artifacts, gardening, painting, giving tours.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, motivated and able to work independently. You will have completed or are working towards completing your OSSD. Food handling experience, cash handling and administrative experience are an asset.

For more information, see the Job Description here

This is a seasonal summer position with an expected start date of June 1, 2024 through to September 30, 2024, working weekdays and weekends approximately 10- 30 hours per week with a rate of $17.33 per hour.

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to hr@portcolborne.ca by Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4pm quoting Competition 2024-33.  

We thank all those who apply but advise that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. The City of Port Colborne is an equal opportunity employer.   Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. If contacted for an interview, please advise the Human Resources staff of any measures you feel you need to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 (S.O. 2001, c.25) and will be used to select a candidate.