Museum Technician (History)

Museum Technician (History)

Summary

This position is located at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, in the Northeast Region, Cultural Resources Division.

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Sagamore Hill National Historic Site is May through October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: June 2024.

Duties

AREA DESCRIPTION
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, located in Oyster Bay, New York, is the preeminent storyteller of Theodore Roosevelt's home and family life. Operating on a year-round basis, this beautiful 83-acre site features two historic homes, multiple historic farm structures, fields and orchards, as well as a nature trail with woodlands, a salt marsh, tidal creek, and beach. Administrative, interpretative, cultural, and maintenance staff collaborate with partners and friends' groups to preserve and interpret the structures, landscape, collections, and other cultural resources associated with Theodore Roosevelt's home and ensure that future generations understand and appreciate the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, his family, and the significant events associated with him at Sagamore Hill. You can learn more information about Sagamore Hill National Historic Site at www.nps.gov/sahi.

The purpose of the position is to perform a full range of complex curatorial support work in a museum. Work may involve substantial element of the work of the professional field but requires less than full knowledge of the field involved.

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as team member, and at times a team leader, on curatorial projects such as the elimination of cataloging backlogs; organization of photograph and archival collections; production of finding aids and location guides; photo documentation of collections; and the reorganization of storage areas.
• Recommends appropriate methodology and procedures to accomplish projects.
• Instructs others in appropriate techniques and procedures.
• Monitors day-to-day work on projects.
• Prepares progress reports for the supervisor.
• Identifies, independently sorts, and classifies objects that are similar to previously identified objects.
• Catalogs museum objects and enters cataloging data into the designated National Park Service catalog program.
• Maintains museum records, including accession, catalog, and loan records, in accordance with National Park Service standards.
• Completes the accession of new objects and insures that required paperwork and files are complete.
• Updates standard operating accession procedures as needed and instructs other staff and volunteers in their use.
• Conducts or assists others to conduct the annual inventory of museum collections and contributes as required to the annual Collections Management Report.

See vacancy posting for full requirements.