Jocelyn Brock

Experience

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  Town of Oakville

  Nov 2003 - Jun 2007

  Senior Page: Oakville Public Library

  Created displays on a regular basis, trained new pages, opening and closing on weekends, and being in charge of children’s department.

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  Guelph Public Library

  Aug 2008 - Mar 2009

  Page

  Opening and closing library, shelving, holds, shelf reading and general maintenance, answering customer inquiries.

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  Macdonald Stewart Art Centre

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

  Intern

  Selected for a general administrative role in a regional Art Center. Tasks involved transcription and database management. Assisted with silent auction and exhibition opening, grants and correspondence.

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  Oakville Museum and Gallery

  Jun 2011 - Jan 2013

  Interpretive Guide, Children's Program Counselor

  Interpretive guide, curatorial assistant, children’s program counselor. Conducted guided tours of Erchless Estate covering Oakville history, Underground Railroad and other temporary exhibits. In charge of planning, budgeting, and running children’s programs throughout the museum.

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  City of Ottawa

  Mar 2013 - Apr 2013

  Volunteer

  Worked in conservation, cleaning incoming acquisitions, creating housing for books and padded hangers.

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  Bytown Museum

  May 2013 - Aug 2015

  Oversees volunteer and youth management, providing assistance in the writing and editing of historical blogs. Conducts interviews and is the liaison for the Youth Council, facilitating and contributing to grant writing, podcasts and other community involvement. Delivering public programs, guided tours, and assisting in the daily running of the museum including opening and closing. Worked additionally on the logistics of planning special museum events (Thursday night programming, and Colonel By Day events) and ordering for the museum.

  • Youth Council Facilitator

    Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Visitor Services Officer

    May 2013 - May 2015
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  Canadian War Museum

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Collections: Arms & Technology Intern

  • Worked with Canadian War Museum national collections and artifacts of military material culture• Used best practices in care and handling of museum artifacts• Received training in Ke Emu, and used the database to record artifact location changes, in addition to creating lists based on location.

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  Bytown Museum

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

  Visitor Services & Communications Coordinator
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  Canadian War Museum

  Mar 2016 - Jan 2022

  Worked to coordinate program logistics and implementation of the Supply Line First World War educational outreach program on a national scale.

  • Coordinator, Learning Programs

    Jul 2016 - Jan 2022

  • Supply Line Coordinator

    Mar 2016 - Jul 2016