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Salary: $19.00 Hourly
Location: Archives & Records Center, 1800 SW 6th Ave Suite 550, OR
Job Type: Casual
Job Number: 2026-00432
Bureau: Office of the City Auditor
Opening Date: 05/18/2026
Closing Date: 5/26/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Max Number of Applicants: 100
The City Auditor’s Office is seeking motivated, detail-oriented individuals who can work both independently and with a team to help preserve and provide access to historic city records.
This position reports directly to the City Archives Collections Manager. The Archives & Records Management Assistant will gain experience in a variety of duties including preserving and cataloging historic records, creating archival quality scans for online access, and assisting the reference team who work to provide public records access to researchers. Additionally, this position may support archivists involved in outreach activities with that connect local history with the community.
Responsibilities of the Archives & Records Management Assistant include:
- Welcoming customers and explaining research room policies;
- Record retrieval and reshelving services;
- Arrangement, description, and basic preservation of historical city records in preparation for public access in the City Archives research room;
- Digitization of historical city records for virtual reference services and remote public access;
- Assisting with outreach programing, such as staffing events or research for exhibitions;
- Attending staff meetings as available.
To Qualify
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:
- Ability to perform basic customer service tasks and provide directional assistance to the public
- Ability to work independently and manage time to complete tasks and meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing for a public audience and to organize written information following a specified format.
- Ability to accurately input, update, and maintain data in systems or databases.
- Ability to use the internet and other resources to research and find information about government programs and services.
- An interest in archives, history, information management, library science, or public information
- Applicants are required to pass a criminal background check before employment can begin.
