Sparta & District Horticultural Society
Term: May 13 to end of August 2026
Location: Sparta, ON
Wage: $17.80/hour
Hours: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm for 35 hours/week

The student will be manning one of our museums from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.

The days will be Wednesday to Sunday plus holidays.

Interviews will be held in February and March with the successful candidate chosen by the end of March.

Job Description:

Other duties include but not limited to:

• Do research on properties
• Inventory artifacts
• Give tours
• Assist with research
• Digitize inventory
• Set up a new display of on Living in the 1940s
• Keep the museum clean, gardens weeded and trimmed
• Research artifacts

• Post secondary studies with an interest in history, art, architecture or museums
• Must be returning to school full time in the fall
• Students must be under the age of 30 due to grant restrictions

Applicants:

• We encourage students of different ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities to apply.
• One museum is fully accessible and the other has a ramp and chairlifts for those of limited mobility.

Email resumes to:  tcg@execulink.com

OR mail to Sparta & District Historical Society c/o Sally Martyn, P.O. Box 34, Sparta, ON N0L 2H0

Interviews will be held in February and March with the successful candidate chosen by the end of March.