Job opportunity

The Western Australian Museum’s vision is to be an excellent and vibrant Museum, valued and used by all Western Australians and admired and visited by the world.

The WA Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an equitable and diverse working environment and providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and young people. The Museum values the importance of a work environment which is representative of the wider community and which supports a variety of perspectives.

Conditions
This is for 1 (one) Supervisor to be appointed in a permanent, part time (0.8FTE or 60.8 hours per fortnight) capacity. There will also be a Pool running for a period of 18 months from the initial appointment. Applicants deemed suitable will be placed into a pool where appointments may be considered for similar vacancies for full-time, part-time, casual, fixed term or permanency.

Location
This position is located in Geraldton, a bustling coastal town on Western Australia’s Batavia Coast. Blessed with beautiful beaches and warm, sunny weather, Geraldton provides an extensive range of water based recreational and sporting activities, with special emphasis on yachting, surfing and diving.

Job Descriptions
As the Supervisor you will coordinate daily visitor services operations including the high presentation standards of exhibition areas, tour guiding, some public programs, admissions, customer service and public liaison, ensures safety and security to the public and the museum collection. You will also be responsible for the coordination of rosters, timesheets, performance management, administration, retail and training requirements for the visitor services team.

Please refer to the attached Job Description Form (JDF) for a more comprehensive outline of the duties involved.

How to apply for this position

• Applicants are required to apply on-line and must provide;
• a comprehensive CV
• no more than three A4 pages (Word or PDF document) outlining your skills and knowledge in relation to the Work Related Requirements that are listed on the attached Job Description Form
• a completed Application Form and Application Question Form (only attach if applying using the below email or submitting via post).
• For further details on how to apply please read the attached ‘Applicant Information Package’.

To submit your application, please click on the Apply for Job button.

If you are unable to apply online, please refer to the attached Applicant Information Package (section ‘Submitting Your Application’).

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact a member of the HR Team on (08) 6552 7905 or email recruitment.wamagwa@museum.wa.gov.au for further assistance.

Please note that all of the Essential Work Related Requirements will be assessed at some stage during the selection process.

For further job related information, please contact Karina Day or Leigh O’Brien on (08) 9431 8393 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).

NO FAXED, LATE OR PROFORMA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

To avoid last minute congestion of the system which may result in your application being received after the closing time and therefore not be eligible, please endeavour to submit your application well before the closing time.