Description: The Society of Helpers is an international congregation of Catholic sisters, spanning 24 countries, working to ease the suffering of those most in need. Sisters devote their lives to God and their energies to addressing the suffering and needs of those wounded in their human dignity. Helpers use their own many unique gifts and interests to respond to a common mission — to help in all manner of good.
Position Summary:
In collaboration with the Provincial Archivist, the Assistant Archivist’s main responsibility will be:
- Complete a backlog of appraisals, accessions, cataloging, arranging, descriptions of historical records, artifacts and administrative records of the Society of Helpers.
- Document and purge non-archival documents and artifacts from the collection.
- Update and maintain finding aids and inventories.
- A major responsibility for the next two years (2023-2024) will be to assist the Provincial Archivist with the planning and implementing the physical relocation and ownership along with the transfer of the archival collection of the Society of Helpers to an institution which has an archive repository for permanent placement.
- Maintain professional confidentiality
Prepare quarterly reports for the supervisor and the Society of Helpers Leadership Team
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