Museum Assistant

**Closing Date**
- 2025/01/27

**Reference Number**
- WCG241113-7

**Tracking Number**
- CAS 58/2024

**Job Title**
- Museum Assistant: Regional Museum Breede River (Worcester) - 2 posts available, Ref No. CAS 58/2024

**Department**
- Cultural Affairs and Sport

**Salary level**
- 5

**Enquiries**

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Location - Country**
- South Africa

**Location - Province**
- Western Cape

**Location - Town / City**
- Worcester

**Job Purpose**
- The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to oversee, facilitate and preserve the natural and cultural history within the museum context.

**Minimum Requirements**
- Grade 12 (equivalent or higher qualification); A minimum of 1 year clerical experience within a museum environment.

**Recommendation**
- None.

**Key Performance Areas**
- Assistance with the administration of the museum and related activities; Facilitate, present and implement public programmes and maintain public relations; Facilitate, present and implement educational and outreach programmes; Engage in research and implement exhibitions; Assist with the promotion and marketing of the museum.

**Competencies**
- Knowledge of the following: History, purpose and functions of museums in society, including their potential for national building and tourism development; Museum ethics; Current primary, secondary and field history research techniques of selection, evaluation and exhibition of objects of material culture or the presentation of living history; Collections management (information management) and preventive conservation; Education methodology in museums; Project planning and management, including financial management; Legislation, policy and regulations relating to sector; Government-driven service improvement initiatives such as “Batho Pele”; Written and verbal communication skills; Ability to do the following: Motivate own ideas and approaches; Breakdown problems into manageable parts and identify solutions; Listen well and be receptive to the ideas of others; Manage conflict.

**Remuneration**
- R 216 417 per annum (Salary level 5)

Note on remuneration: Service benefits or obligations for qualifying employees (medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc) are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

**Notes