Job Description

Educator - Peel Art, Museum and Archives
Corporate Services

Contract Part-Time; 12 Months

The Region of Peel, Canada's second-largest municipality, has undergone a major transformation during the past few decades as a dynamic, urban community with a vibrant economic base. Our goal is to build a community for life that ensures our "future Peel" is a healthy, safe and connected community, based on the cornerstones of collaboration, innovation and environmental sustainability. Peel Art Gallery, Museum, and Archives (PAMA) is the Region's dynamic culture hub, housed in an inter-connected 4 building campus in downtown Brampton, serving a diverse population of 1.44 million across Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon. PAMA is an integrated institution specializing in contemporary and regional arts, heritage and culture, with a mandate of creative exploration and a goal to help build cohesive community.

Our role:

Reporting to the Supervisor of Community Engagement, and working closely with the Education team, Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives (PAMA), the Educator prepares and delivers a wide range of art and museum based programs and activities to children, youth, adults and seniors that participation in PAMA's school and public programs.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a post-secondary program in art education, museum studies, history, visual and/or media arts related discipline
• Experience working with children
• Demonstration of solid knowledge of and a keen interest in contemporary visual art and community engagement
• Familiarity with a broad range of art techniques, practices, materials and Canadian History
• Experience in developing lesson and activity plans and a demonstrated interest in working with participants of all ages and backgrounds
• An ability to be flexible and adapt instructional practices to diverse audiences
• Strong organizational, planning, time management and leadership skills
• Self-direction and able to work collaboratively in a creative and pro-active programming team environment
• Knowledge or Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Outlook

If this opportunity matches your qualifications and experience, please apply on-line.

Location: 9 Wellington Street East, Brampton & various locations across the Region of Peel for outreach work at schools and community groups.

Hours: 15 hours per week between Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm. Occasional additional availability on weekends and Thursday evenings would be an asset.

Interview: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

If this opportunity matches your qualifications and experience, please apply on-line.

As part of the Region's ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced Covid-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.

New employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both doses of a two dose vaccine series, one dose of a single dose vaccine series) and any additional doses required and approved by Health Canada and having satisfied the full post vaccination period required to ensure vaccination efficacy. The Region of Peel reserves the right to request proof of vaccination at any time. Acceptable proof includes an Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 vaccine receipt which you can obtain through the Provincial portal , or other government-issued vaccine passport or certification.

The requirement to be fully vaccinated is subject to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you are not fully vaccinated, a documented medical reason provided by a physician or registered nurse and time period for the medical reason may be accepted.

About Us

The Region of Peel serves more than 1.4 million residents and approximately 173,000 businesses in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. We deliver a wide range of resident focused services across the Region.

Our 20-year vision for Peel is " ." Our goal is to create a place where everyone enjoys a sense of belonging and has access to the services and opportunities needed to thrive in each stage of their lives. Our outlines the work we're focused on to bring this vision to life.

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Additional Information

The Region of Peel is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions, and where everyone is treated fairly and has opportunity to grow and develop. As one of the most diverse regions in Canada, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the population we serve.

The Region of Peel is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process, upon request. If you require accommodation please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Accessible formats and communication supports are available. Please contact .

Please be advised, the Region of Peel uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant's responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the position and your application will be removed from the competition.