Assistant Archivist

Administration Building, 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Posted Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Join the County of Elgin as anAssistant Archivist!

Type: Permanent Full-time, Non-union

Compensation: $35.80 – $41.88 per hour ($65,172.07 - $76,221.24 per year)

Hours : 35 hours per week

About the Role:

Working as part of a collaborative team in the Department of Community and Cultural Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of tasks relating to the operation of the Elgin County Archives and the corporate records management program.

Your responsibilities include:

• Provide reference services to the public and County staff.
• Process archival collections, including basic preservation, arrangement and description.
• Maintain and store materials according to established archival guidelines.
• Provide access to the archival collection for all interested parties, such as local municipalities.
• Digitization and Internet related projects.
• Promote the archives in the community, including regular contributions to the archives’ social media channels .
• Maintain and provide accessibility to archival databases.
• Supervise temporary employees and volunteers, in absence of Manager.
• Assist in records management program of the County.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in archival studies or records and information management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of archival principles and practices is required.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills is required.
• Familiarity with database management systems, digitization procedures, records management procedures and website development is preferred.

What You Can Expect as an Employee:

• Competitive compensation
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (Homewood Health)

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

The County of Elgin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the company will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. Please inform the HR Department of the nature of any accommodation(s) to ensure your equal participation by emailing with the job title in the subject line.

We thank all those that apply and appreciate your interest. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Administration Building, 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada