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 a full-time fixed term vacancy, for a period of 12 months, with a possibility of extension. There will also be a Pool running for a period of 24 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, permanent or fixed term.

A current (within 6 months) National Police Clearance Certificate will be required prior to commencement of employment, as per the Department’s Police Record Screening Policy.

Location

Welshpool

Job Description

The Technical Officer role supports collections activities associated with the NCB Gorgon project.

This position carries out the preservation, preparation, documentation and registration of specimens and keeps accurate records relating to these collections. The individual also carries out technical maintenance of the collections and associated records, keeps specimens in systematic order, returns and retrieves specimens from the collections.

How to apply for this position

• Applicants are required to apply on-line and must provide;
  • a comprehensive CV
  • no more than a two A4 page (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 copy of your degree certificate or diploma with your application.
• 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 experiencing technical difficulties, please contact a member of the HR Team on (08) 6552 1613 or email hr@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 Mark Harvey, Senior Curator on (08) 9212 3737 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).

NO EMAILED, 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.