Archives Assistant

Organization: The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives is the consolidated archives of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Hamilton, London, Peterborough, and Pembroke, who amalgamated to form one charitable organization in 2013. The archival facility is in London, Ontario.

Mission Statement: The mission of the archive is to preserve and share the history and charism of the Congregation. The archive preserves, arranges, describes, and provides access to records of enduring value related to the governance, ministries, and members of the Congregation.

Position Summary: The archive seeks a highly motivated and organized individual for the position of Archives Assistant. This position works under the guidance of the Congregational Archivist and carries out a variety of archival processing tasks including preservation, arrangement, description, and entry of descriptions in AtoM. The successful candidate will work on assessing and appraising audiovisual materials for digitization and digitizing selected materials for upload to our digital asset management system. Finally, the Archives Assistant will ensure digitized materials are readied for long-term preservation using our in-house digital preservation system.

Status: Full-time, term position for 37.5 hours per week. The start date is April 29, 2024. The end date is March 28, 2025.

Responsibilities:
• Preserves, arranges, and describes manuscripts, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
• Enters archival descriptions into AtoM.
• Digitizes audio recordings.
• Prepares digital materials for long-term preservation.
• Other duties as required.