Summer Job Postings
Visitor Information Counsellor
Full time, summer, 2 positions (weekend and evening work required)
Hourly wage: $19
Deadline to apply: 6 April 2026, midnight
Start date: 4 May 2026 (to late August, date to be determined)
The Sooke Region Museum & Visitor Centre is seeking summer season staff as Visitor Information Counsellors for the Sooke Visitor Centre, located at the Sooke Region Museum. In addition to the main duties, like all team members, Visitor Information Counsellors will assist with daily museum operations, support programs, and may support marketing & communications.
Events Assistant
Full time, summer, 1 position (weekend and evening work required)
Hourly wage: $19
Deadline to apply: 12 April 2026, midnight
Start date: 12 May 2026 (to late August, date to be determined)
This position will support the Programs Manager in offering events and programs for community members and visitors. Events at the Sooke Region Museum & Visitor Centre aim to provide opportunities for people to share local cultural and natural heritage while connecting people to this place and each other, building a sense of pride among community members and providing a sense of place for tourists.
Programs Assistant
Full time, summer, 1 position (weekend and evening work required)
Hourly wage: $19
Deadline to apply: 12 April 2026, midnight
Start date: 12 May – late August (date to be determined)
This position will support the Programs Manager in offering programs for community members and visitors. Our programs are inspired by the principle that we learn from the past to inform present actions to build a better future.
Museum Assistant
Contract position: 19 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
hourly wage: $19.50
37.5 hours/week
deadline to apply: 26 April 2026
The Sooke Region Museum & Visitor Centre is seeking a Museum Assistant support permanent staff in the refresh of interior exhibits, collections management, a heritage sign project update, and natural heritage interpretation in our events pavilion.
Call for Instructors
Workshops – textiles, fibre
The Sooke Region Museum & Visitor Centre is seeking an individual, or group, to offer workshops at the museum with instruction on creating and/or repairing, upcycling, embellishing textiles and garments.
Download the full Call for Instructors here
If you are interested in proposing a workshop and/or a series of workshops, please include the following:
description
– images to give an idea of what participants will do/create/learn
– information about the instructor(s)
– materials and/or equipment required
– participants: workshop capacity, age, skills/experience
– time: workshop duration, number of sessions. Note: we prefer weekend or evening workshops for maximum accessibility.
– cost: instructor fees, materials/supplies cost
– facility requirements (water, access to outside, tables, etc.)
To discuss or to submit a proposal, contact Sarah Wilford, programs@sookeregionmuseum.ca, 250-642-6351.
There is no deadline, as we consider workshop proposals all year long.