Museum Clerk PT

Position: Museum Clerk PT < 19 hours/week
Starting Hourly Range: $16.59


* Must be able to work Fridays & Saturdays as part of the schedule.*

We have 1 part-time position with a maximum of 19 hours per week &

Under the direction and supervision of the Museum Manager, the Museum Clerk assists with the activities and operations of the Man House Museum and Mansfield Historical Museum to maintain a record and promote the heritage of the community. The position assists with visitor services, exhibits, education, outreach, research, and overall maintenance of the museums.

EXAMPLES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED:

• Serves as the point-of-contact for museum visitors.
• Provides tours of the Man House museum.
• Assists with educational programs and activities.
• Assists in planning, organizing and implementing special events.
• Assists with historical research including genealogical research.
• Provides care and housekeeping for historical furnishings.
• Assist patrons locating information in books, periodicals, and electronic form, in person or over the phone. Answers questions and assists with patron information needs.
• Assists with changing exhibits and organizing materials.
• Compiles historical documents which are donated or on loan i.e. family files, newsletters, photographs etc.
• Provides quality customer service and safety of patrons at the museums.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contact a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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• Knowledge of historical education programs.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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• Knowledge of historical research and educational display design techniques.
• Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Ability to acquire and classify antiques, documents, and other historical items.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school graduate or equivalent

DESIRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• One year of experience in museum studies
• Willingness to participate in continuing education in museum studies and historical preservation.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS:

The physical activity of this position

• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

The physical requirements of this position

• Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth…