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A Career at the Great Lakes Museum

 

Join our Team!

People in a boat together.

The Great Lakes Museum endeavors to connect people with the maritime heritage of Kingston and the Great Lakes by collecting, preserving and interpreting material and artifacts related to the maritime history of the region. We are the owners of a national historic site – the Kingston Dry Dock – where we offer public guided tours and public programs.

The museum is a Canadian Heritage designated ‘Category A’ museum with a Canadian Heritage designated ‘Categoy B’ museum ship, the S.S. Keewatin.

Benefits of working with the Great Lakes Museum include:

  • Unique historic waterfront location
  • Friendly and dynamic work environment
  • Network of professional development opportunities
  • Opportunities for developing leadership skills and initiative

Current opportunities:

The Great Lakes Museum is hiring for the busy summer season. Full time and part time positions are available!

(Click the job titles for more information)

Tour Guide

We are seeking Tour Guides with excellent customer service skills to deliver engaging and informative tours of the 1907-built S.S. Keewatin and the Great Lakes Museum (Dry Dock and Pumphouse National Historic Site), throughout the busy summer season. Delivering guided tours aboard the Island Belle cruise ship as part of our Shipwrecks Tour may also be included in tour guide duties. This position is a great opportunity to work in a friendly, creative and collaborative work environment while developing visitor experience, communications and leadership skills. Both full-time and part-time positions are available at $18.50/hour for up to 18 weeks starting Monday, April 28th with the potential for extension into September and October.
Application deadline: Friday, March 28 at 5pm. All candidates must also complete the Great Lakes Employment Form.

Tour Guide (Bilingual)

 The Great Lakes Museum’s mission is to inspire an enduring connection to the maritime heritage of Kingston
and the Great Lakes. We do this through interactive galleries, educational programs and guided tours and
special events. We are seeking 2 Bilingual French Speaking Tour Guides with excellent customer service
skills to deliver engaging and informative tours of the 1907-built S.S. Keewatin and the Great Lakes Museum
(Dry Dock and Pumphouse National Historic Site), throughout the busy summer season. This position is a
great opportunity to work in a friendly, creative and collaborative work environment while developing visitor
experience, communications and leadership skills. The Museum’s mission is to inspire an enduring connection
to the maritime heritage of Kingston and the Great Lakes. This is a full-time summer position at $18.50/hour
for up to 18 weeks starting Monday, April 28th, with the potential for extension in the September and
October.
Application deadline: Friday, March 28 at 5pm. All candidates must also complete the Great Lakes Employment Form.

Collections Assistant 

The Great Lakes Museum is seeking two Collections Assistants with excellent organizational and research skills to
assist Museum staff with collections management and exhibit development tasks throughout the busy summer season.
The Collections Assistants will support the preservation and reorganization of the Museum’s collection, as well as the
development of interpretive gallery displays. This role will involve reviewing, cataloguing, and ensuring the proper
storage of historic items in addition to enacting preventative conservation under the supervision of the Museum
Manager and Collections Coordinator. Collections Assistants will also provide customer services on an as needed basis.
This position is a great opportunity to work in a friendly, creative and collaborative work environment while developing
collections management, customer service, and research and exhibit development skills. The Museum’s mission is to
inspire an enduring connection to the maritime heritage of Kingston and the Great Lakes. This is a full-time summer
position at $18.50/hour for up to 16 weeks starting Monday, May 12, 2025. All candidates must be eligible for funding through Young Canada Works.
Application deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025 at 5pm

Programs Assistant

The Great Lakes Museum seeks two Programs Assistants with excellent customer service skills to develop,
facilitate and coordinate community outreach programs and events, summer camps, adult programs, and assist
with communications tasks throughout the busy summer season. This position is a great opportunity to work in
a friendly, creative and collaborative work environment while developing program delivery and development,
project planning and communications skills. The Museum’s mission is to inspire an enduring connection to the
maritime heritage of Kingston and the Great Lakes. This is a full-time summer position at $18.50/hour for up to
16 weeks starting Monday, May 12, 2025. All candidates must be eligible for funding through Young Canada Works.
Application deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025 at 5pm