The Student Training and Employment Program (STEP) provides students with a way to earn a wage while gaining job experience in their field of study.

We're now accepting applications for summer 2021 positions until February 5, 2021.

STEP-21048-G ARCHIVAL ASSISTANT

TOURISM & CULTURE - YUKON ARCHIVES

The Archival Assistant will work over the summer of 2021 at Yukon Archives in Whitehorse. Located at Yukon Place next to Yukon University, the Yukon Archives provides access to Yukon‘s archival and publish documentary heritage through in person and online visits. The Yukon Archives Archival Assistant will work on two projects to improve the online and in person access to important historical records for the public. The projects will run simultaneously one carried out in the morning and the other in the afternoon. The first project is to review a selection of archival government files identified in the Yukon Archives report “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: A Research Guide for the Yukon Archives” (2019) to determine public access to documents as per the exemptions set out in the ATIPP (Access To and Protection of Privacy) Act. Completing this vital process provides clarity for families and researchers as access and restrictions will have been determined in advance for these files which may contain information about family members or which revealed the impacts of colonialism in Yukon and Canada. The second project is the catalogue a selection of historic maps and plans from the Yukon Archives Holdings using the national standard, “Rules for Archival Description”, and entering these map catalogue descriptions into a database which provides online and in-person access to these important historical-geographical records. The student will work independently in a collaborative office environment and will demonstrate an awareness for appropriate professional behaviour, high attention to detail, and ability to manage time and tasks into projects and to use and improve their analytical skills in projects which require an ability to make decisions based on complex legislation and standards.

This position has been preferenced to:

• persons of Yukon First Nations ancestry

• persons of Aboriginal ancestry

• persons with disabilities

Field of Study: Completion of third-year or higher in History, Geography, First Nations Studies or related field of study.

Conditions of Employment: Ability to lift 40 pounds, the possibility of working with dusty materials, confidentiality

Eligibility

To apply for STEP jobs you must meet the definition of a Yukon post-secondary student as follows:

currently attending full-time undergraduate studies in a minimum 2-year program that will result in a:
- certificate;
- diploma; or
- degree.
returning to full-time studies in the fall or graduated this current academic year; and
must have resided in Yukon for 2 consecutive years immediately prior to commencement of classes this academic year or eligible for the Yukon Grant or the Student Training Allowance;

and you are:

a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and legally entitled to work in Canada;
not a member of the employer’s immediate family or direct supervisor; and
a Yukon resident.

Note:

Masters programs are not eligible for STEP.
International students and temporary foreign workers and their dependents are not eligible for STEP.

STEP wages: what do STEP jobs pay?

Wages are at least $20.19 per hour. As your education level increases, so does your payment, as follows:

$20.19 per hour upon completion of 1st year of post-secondary
$21.64 per hour upon completion of 2nd year
$23.15 per hour upon completion of 3rd year
$24.77 per hour upon completion of 4th year or higher

Employers other than the Government of Yukon may pay higher than these amounts.

How to apply

Review the current STEP positions:
STEP positions with the Government of Yukon; or
STEP positions with private sector employers.
Complete the application form.
Include your resume.
Submit your application to terilee.huff@gov.yk.ca.