Museum Technician
This position is located within the Integrated Resources Division at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (BEOL) in La Junta, CO. BEOL serves as a multi-park museum storage facility for the High Plains Group Parks, which include BEOL, Capulin Volcano National Monument (CAVO), and Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (SAND). The employee has the opportunity to make a major positive impact on the museum program. The employee will work on multiple ongoing projects that affect the entire park group. Collections at the storage facility are primarily cultural but work with the parks' herbaria will also be required.
Responsibilities:
Maintain museum records, including accession, deaccession, loan, and cataloging records, in accordance with NPS standards. Monitor the environment of the collection storage areas by keeping records on temperature, relative humidity, and pest infestations. Implement housekeeping schedules and oversee the housekeeping work of maintenance staff. Report object deterioration, damage, movement, or theft to the supervisor. Handle, clean, store, and label objects in the permanent collection. Update housing and microclimate monitoring instruments for environmentally sensitive objects whose treatment does not require a high degree of specialization. Update standard operating procedures and other museum documents for current conditions and requirements. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/02/2020-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40
hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of this announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Qualifying specialized experience is work experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, cataloging, research, or preservation of collections of museum material. Your resume must include hours worked per week. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least one year (18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours) of related graduate level education. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. You must include transcripts with your application. -OR- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a combination of graduate level education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts with your application. --- Volunteer
Experience:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Responsibilities:
Maintain museum records, including accession, deaccession, loan, and cataloging records, in accordance with NPS standards. Monitor the environment of the collection storage areas by keeping records on temperature, relative humidity, and pest infestations. Implement housekeeping schedules and oversee the housekeeping work of maintenance staff. Report object deterioration, damage, movement, or theft to the supervisor. Handle, clean, store, and label objects in the permanent collection. Update housing and microclimate monitoring instruments for environmentally sensitive objects whose treatment does not require a high degree of specialization. Update standard operating procedures and other museum documents for current conditions and requirements. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/02/2020-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40
hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of this announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Qualifying specialized experience is work experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, cataloging, research, or preservation of collections of museum material. Your resume must include hours worked per week. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least one year (18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours) of related graduate level education. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. You must include transcripts with your application. -OR- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a combination of graduate level education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts with your application. --- Volunteer
Experience:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- Department:
1016 Museum Specialist And Technician - Salary Range:
$20.72 to $20.72 per hour
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
|
|
 | |
