Education Specialist - Museum jobs in Florida

Summary

This position is located in Southeast Archeological Center, in the Archeological Collections and Information Management Division.

Open to the first 75 applicants or until 10/28/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

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Duties

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

The Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC) is responsible for archeological research and cultural resource management activities relating to 70 National Park Service areas in nine southeastern states, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. This position is in the Archeological Collections and Information Management Section. The incumbent's responsibilities relate to one of the Service's most extensive archeological collections. The collections consist of more than 3,000 individual accessions, including multi-million item holdings of artifacts and several hundred thousand supporting documents.

This position functions as an assistant registrar. The primary duties of this job include assisting the SEAC Registrar/Collections Manager in archeological collections care and curation. Job responsibilities include preparing museum documentation, documenting collections issues and resolutions, accessioning and cataloging collections, preparing collections for long-term curation, facilitating research requests, conducting inventories, conducting environmental monitoring, participating in integrated pest management, and providing technical assistance to NPS staff.

The Southeast Archeological Center is one of only three archeological centers within the National Park Service.

Position Location: Tallahassee, Florida. Please visit http://www.nps.gov/seac/index.htm for more information.

Winters are usually mild, and summers are hot and humid. Schools, medical facilities, shopping and entertainment facilities are available locally. Government quarters are NOT available. One vocational technical school, one college, and two state universities (Florida State University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) are located in Tallahassee.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.
• You will be required to complete a one-year trial period.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
  
  
  

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/28/2024-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-09 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). 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, preservation, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled. Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural science, technology, biology, or zoology. This also includes activities such as: 1) Museum or archeological collections management, 2) complete and maintain museum documentation, 3) generate catalog records and complete data entry into a collections database, 4) sort, analyze/identify, and process collections, and 5) conduct collections research. You must include hours per week worked.

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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two (2) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree in related fields of study including archeology, anthropology, museum studies, history, and or other courses related to the position to be filled. You must submit transcripts.

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. To compute this percentage, first divide the total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide the number of completed higher-level graduate education semester hours of education, add the two percentages together; the total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include a copy of your transcripts.

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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Physical Demands: The work requires mental alertness. Primarily sedentary and indoors, this position's work occasionally takes place under adverse conditions involving dust, dirt, pests, humidity, and heat. Manual dexterity is required for careful handling of fragile objects, usually not heavy or bulky, but sometimes stored in high, out of reach places. Lifting of materials up to 50 pounds may occasionally be required. Better than average manual dexterity and mobility are essential.

Working Conditions: Work is primarily indoors but may occasionally be outdoors. Occasional overnight travel may be required when providing technical assistance to parks or transporting collections. Elevation is at or near sea level and weather is subject to varying conditions including tropical storms and hurricanes. Curatorial work may require the use of various chemicals and cleaning products using proper safety methods and will expose the incumbent to dust, dead insects, and other substances.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

CTAP/ICTAP announcement Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is considered by the organization as well qualified. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

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Southeast Archeological Center

2035 East Paul Dirac Drive

Johnson Building

Tallahassee, FL 32310

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