Archives Clerk

Archives Clerk

Competition No: 2025-026

Duration: Temporary Full Time

Salary: $4,865 - 5,060 - 5,270 - 5,491 - 5,719/month (2024 Rates)

Schedule: 70 hours bi-weekly; Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM (Nine-Day Fortnight)

Special Notes: Normal for CUPE 23 Inside Division Collective Agreement

Last Updated: 3/12/25

As employees, we joined the City to make a difference in the community. The Burnaby Promise sets out the responsibilities of every employee, every day, in every decision we make. It describes the standards that every employee should strive to meet when interacting with Burnaby residents, external and internal clients, and City colleagues. It gives us the tools to check our actions, particularly in times of conflict or challenge. When every employee lives by the Principles and Commitments in this document, we will collectively create a City we all want to be in, that fosters employee engagement, strengthens our relationships, and better serves our community through service excellence.

This is technical archival work involving responsibility for appraising, arranging and describing municipal and community records according to established archival standards. An incumbent describes records at the fonds, series and file level in both analog and digital format using D/B Textworks database software; prepares archival materials for storage; removes staples, paperclips, glue residue and file folders; labels and stores records according to archival standards; as required, appraises records according to established retention schedules; identifies items to be weeded; provides assistance to patrons and municipal staff in searching the archives for specified records and information. Performs related work as required.

Qualifications include completion of post-secondary archival training (degree in archival studies from a post-secondary institution preferred) plus sound related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Considerable knowledge of the Rules for Archival Description and archival preservation practices, including FOIPPA (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) and copyright. Ability to appraise, arrange, and describe archival records; conduct research using archival records and finding aids for specified records and information; use software applications related to the work performed (e.g., BitCurator, Exactly, Archivematica, D/B Textworks and related software). A valid Driver's Licence for the Province of British Columbia is considered an asset.

Location: Deer Lake 1 and McGill Library Branch

This is a temporary full time position until February 13, 2026.

This competition has been extended and will remain open until filled. New applications are welcome!

The City of Burnaby acknowledges that we are on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim speaking peoples, and we are grateful to be on this territory as we dedicate ourselves to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects our vibrant community and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.

Copies of relevant professional certificates, degrees, or tickets will be required at the time of the interview.

Please contact People and Culture at 604-294-7303 if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.