Taxidermist Assistant
- Type: Full Time
- Location: Caledon, Ontario
- Employer Type: Business
- Wage ($/hr): 19.00 - 22.00/ hourly
- Published on: 2024-04-22
- Application Deadline: 2024-07-31
- Job ID: 749440424
- Job Category: Other

Advanced Taxidermy & Wildlife Design Ltd.
Job Description
Responsibilities;
Tasks:-
– Assist in the research, handling and storage of artifacts
– Assist in the restoration and conservation of artifacts under the direction of a conservator
– Assist with the planning and development of travelling exhibitions and special events
– Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control
– Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
– Construct displays and dioramas, build models, install artifacts in displays and prepare artifacts for storage and shipping
– Fabricate custom frames, measure and cut mats, mat enhancements and glass, and mount paintings, photographs and other art work
– Prepare and mount skins of birds or animals for preservation, scientific or display purposes
– Protect and care for cultural artifacts and collections during exhibitions, while in transit and in storage
Required languages: English
Education level: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Required skills: Instructing Monitoring Management of Material Resources Quality Control Testing Oral Communication: Active Listening Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension Social Perceptiveness Learning and Teaching Strategies Systems Analysis
Closest intersection: ontario