Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 42766

Ministry: Culture

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Part-Time

Hours of Work: Up to 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Wage

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: May 25, 2023

Classification: Subsidiary 01B 3625 Administrative Support 1

About Us

The Ministry of Culture works to improve Albertans’ quality of life through support of cultural development, historical preservation and increased gender equality. The ministry consists of the Department of Culture, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Alberta Advisory Council on the Francophonie. It is committed to building a vibrant cultural sector by supporting the development and sustainability of Alberta’s creative and cultural industries, artists and the arts community, heritage sites, government services in French, physical activity and recreation, and the non-profit and voluntary sector. It is also committed to increasing gender equality and supporting women’s participation in the economy.

Role

Museum Shop Associate: This position strives not only to assist with generation of revenue to support the Museum, but is key to providing a tangible Museum memory for visitors. The Museum Shop Associate will need to have excellent customer service skills, the ability to promote products being sold within the shop, and be comfortable answering any visitor enquiries. This position will also be stocking the shop according to the merchandising plan, monitoring theft, and ensuring the appearance of the shop is clean and orderly.

• You will be able to demonstrate your systems thinking by acknowledging how your services affects the museum.
• Your agility will enable you to change directions when appropriate and identify potential solutions to sudden issues.
• Building collaborative environments is essential to the positions as you will need to rely on your teammates and supervisor to provide the best experience possible for guests.
• Your ability to use your creative problem solving will be essential to find solutions for visitors when faced with issues and also find innovate ways to create a better experience in general for guests.

Qualifications

High School Diploma is required for this position.

Assets:

• Related experience in retail, tourism or hospitality.
• Customer Services experience
• Experience handling cash, and accounting

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:

Critical Competencies:

• Agility – Demonstrated ability to manage and adapt to change. Ability to manage human, financial and physical resources within an operating environment.
• Drive for Results – Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others.
• Develop Self and Others – Proven ability to foster partnerships and to achieve organizational goals within an organization.
• Build Collaborative Environments – Strong track record in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop Networks – Ability to foster a climate of cooperation amongst, and build solid relationships with public agencies, government, committees and other partners.
• Systems Thinking – Effective leadership abilities combined with a strong commitment to operating within a team environment and the ability to motivate and inspire other to achieve common goals.
• Creative Problem Solving – Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.

Salary

$18.69 to $ 22.39 per hour

Notes

• This is for a wage position until on or before March 31, 2024, located in Edmonton.
• Your hours of work will be determined by your supervisor. Please note that you will only be paid for actual hours worked. This position is required to work daytime, evening, weekends and statutory holidays. This operational schedule may change and this position's schedule would change accordingly.
• This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same and/or lower classification. Candidates with less qualifications may be considered and remunerated at a lower classification.
• Final candidates for this competition will be asked to undergo an academic verification and security screening.

In order to accurately reflect your related experience/education, in your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Please include a cover letter with your resume.

• For employment: Please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. Example: Community Support Worker, Jan 2018 - June 2021, Part-time (three 8 hr shifts/week).
• For any Post-Secondary Education: Please specify your major and length of program, the educational institution, and the year you graduated.
  • Examples:
    • Bachelor of Arts, major in Psychology, University of Alberta, 2009
    • Social Work Diploma (1 year), Campbell College, 2017
    
    

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service –
• Pension plans:
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) –
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) –
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance

How To Apply

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

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Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, please contact Saren Frias at Saren.Frias@gov.ab.ca.

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check