Archives Assistant (YCW)

• Current Students

• Archives

Applicants should be in the process of completing a university degree in archival science, information management, history, museum studies, or related discipline. Indigenous candidates will be prioritized given the nature of the work.

Qualifications:

– Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal

– Good computer skills

– Have some archival training and/or experience working in an archives

– Some familiarity with the Rules for Archival Description (RAD)

– A lived experience and understanding of Indigenous cultural beliefs and practices

Women’s College Hospital (WCH) is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our WCH community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate is required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to WCH’s Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness department.

This employment opportunity is made possible by the Young Canada Works program. To be eligible, applicants must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada and be legally entitled to work in Canada. Applicants must be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment, have been a full-time student in the preceding semester, and intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following this contract.