New Job Lead Gallery Interpreter In Saskatchewan

• Open/close the museum daily;
• Provide visitor services such as welcoming and orienting visitors to the space and supporting them throughout their visit;
• Persuade and influence visitors to follow rules and requests;
• Take a lead role in emergent and emergency situations;
• Provide information about exhibits and deliver engaging public programs to a wide variety of audiences including school groups;
• Approach and communicate with people of many cultures, ages, abilities, beliefs and backgrounds in a respectful and friendly manner;
• Work independently with minimal supervision; and
• Provide team leadership through organization of the daily rotation schedule and delegation of tasks within the team.

• strong customer/visitor service experience,
• previous leadership experience with mentoring and coaching other staff,
• previous experience working with children in an educational or public programming setting, and
• knowledge of Saskatchewan's natural history and/or First Nations cultures and/or geology/paleontology. Such knowledge is typically gained through some post-secondary education in biology, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, paleontology/geology, museum studies, or equivalent.

Physical requirements of this position include concentrating while working within a noisy environment; physically guiding groups of visitors, leading programming activities throughout the museum; and light housekeeping duties such as wiping tables, setting up chairs/tables and lifting and moving objects of less than 10 Kg.