POSITION AVAILABLE
ARCHIVES TECHNICIAN
Administrative (Union) Position
(CONTRACT 6 MONTHS with possibility of renewal)
Department: United Church of Canada Archives/Victoria University
Archives
Position status: Six-month contract with a possibility of renewal
Duties: Assists in the processing of archival holdings by entering
data for finding aids, indexes and labels for archival holdings;
preparing lists of file titles, names, etc.; preparing materials for
archival storage.
Performs public service duties, including reception and telephones,
orientation of researchers, reference back up, processing orders for
inter-library loans and for copies of photographs and publications.
Performs some general office support duties, including filing,
maintaining office forms, ordering supplies, photocopying, etc.
Qualifications: High school graduation plus an Archival Technician
diploma from an accredited community college programme. Equivalent
cominations of education and experince may be considered.
Basic knowledge of archival principles and practices; good oral and
written communication skills; ability to learn procedures and apply
them to task assigned; ability to work quickly and accurately with
minimum daily supervision; willingness to accept direction;
willingness to perform work that may occasionally be tedious; pleasant
manner in dealing with researchers.
Keyboarding and familiarity with WORD software; ability to use
equipment in the archives; knowledge of DB-TEXTWORKS and other
application software desirable; knowledge of HTML desireable.
Experience: 1-2 years related work experience in an archives
Salary: $27,014-31,781-36,548 (prorated)
Starting date: 1999 October 4
Applications: By 1999 September 20, 5:00
Resume to: Ruth Dyck Wilson
Chief Archivist (Acting)
United Church/Victoria University Archives
73 Queen's Park Crescent
Toronto, ON M5S 1K7
Telephone: 416-585-4562
Posted 1999 September 9
(Ms.) Alex Thomson
Archivist
United Church of Canada/Victoria University Archives
73 Queen's Park Crescent
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1K7
Tel. (416)585-4563
Fax: (416)585-4584
Please refer reference enquiries to:
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http://vicu.utoronto.ca/archives/archives.htm
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