SUTHERLAND Career Center: Project Scanning Technician

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Project Scanning Technician

The Friends fo the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Society is seeking a detail-oriented individual with an interest in scanning, photography and history to work at the North Vancouver Musuem and Archives for an 8 week-temporary position

Duties/Responsibilities:

Responsible for scanning pages from World War 1 diaries, photo albums and drawings
Will learn to describe and save scans according to the best archival practice
Some touch up work and resizing of images with Photoshop may be required

Qualifications:

Grade 11 & 12 students (ages 15 and up)
Should be reliable, work well with others and have a high degree of computer literacy
Ability to follow directions, good attention to detail
Excellent written and spoken English language skills

Submit your resume and covering letter to
nvmac@dnv.org specifying "Project Scanning Technician" or
by fax #604-987-5688

Applications Deadline: June 12th Thursday 4:00pm

Work Date: July 2, 2014 Wednesday to August 22, 2014 Friday
Work Week: 30 hours per week (7.5 hours/day Tuesday-Friday)
Salary: $14/hour plus 4% vacation pay to be paid with final cheque

For more information, contact:

Janet Turner, Archivist

North Vancouver Museum and Archives
3203 Institute Road,
North Vancouver, BC V7K 3E5
Tel. : 604-990-3700 ext. 8011
FAX: 604-987-5688
Email: turnerj@dnv.org
Website: www.northvanmuseum.ca

see Ms. Abad or Ms, Watson

Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Project Scanning Technician

Applications Deadline: June 12th Thursday 4:00pm

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