Summer Program Assistant – PT Temp

Job Description

Why work for the Town of Canmore? For starters you can take great pride in our organization, our positive work culture and the ways in which we make Canmore a great place to live and play. In this role you will support the Arts and Events team and organizational leaders as we strive to create a workplace where employees thrive and succeed in serving the community and realizing the council’s strategic plan and priorities.

Position Overview:
The Summer Programs Assistant supports the Arts and Culture department’s mission of serving the community to enhance our quality of life by fostering the capacity for celebration, creativity, placemaking, and personal connections through the lens of inclusivity and right relations. Reporting to the Supervisor, Arts and Culture, the Summer Programs Assistant is responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the Town of Canmore (“Town”) public art collection and assisting with public events such as National Indigenous History Month activities and Canada Day celebrations. This position will also help with maintaining the digital archive and inventory of artworks and cultural artifacts as part of the Town of Canmore’s public art collection. Our Arts & Events Department provides exciting opportunities to gain valuable insight into community programs and events in a municipal environment. Community engagement, data entry, and event coordination are core responsibilities for the successful candidate, with some public art maintenance.

This job is perfect for someone inspired by our organizational purpose, and keen to support the success of the Arts & Events team. We need someone whose values align closely with ours and who will thrive in our workplace culture of open & honest conversations, collaboration, appreciation, discernment for the whole, and developmental orientation. It is imperative to have a commitment to reconciliation as well as the desire to create a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive. This role is most suitable for someone who takes initiative, and is flexible, independent, approachable, confident, and personable. To be successful in this role, you will need to possess strong organization and administrative skills, along with advanced proficiency working with Microsoft Office 365 – word, excel, and email.

The ability to engage with members of the public – asking the right questions, learning about the community perspective, and building relationships – is essential for the success of this role and the Cultural Asset Mapping Project. You must approach conflict and concerns with positive assumptions, curiosity, and open mindedness. Having experience in public speaking or engagement, events coordination or management, and data collection or entry is an asset.