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, and 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.