Job Description
LOCATION & POSITION INFORMATION: - This position is located at the Office of State Museum in New Orleans, LA.
- This position will be filled as a Job Appointment. In the event that funds become available for a permanent position, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
- This position is in a Career Progression Group to a Curator 3 and may be filled as a Curator 1, 2, or 3 based on the qualifications of the selected applicant.
- This position will be filled using the Museum option.
- Applicants applying to this announcement outside of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism may be required to accept probation.
This position will oversee school and teacher programming for the New Orleans locations of the Louisiana State Museums. This includes developing educational resources, coordinating and training docents, conducting school and teacher outreach, working with the Education Assistant on the booking process, and supporting other education programming.
APPLICATION INFORMATION: - To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application , which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
- No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact: Troi Johnson, Human Resources
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
1051 N. 3rd St
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Fax: (225) 342-7928
tjohnson@crt.la.gov
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor’s degree in museum studies, a humanities field, historic preservation, or fine arts; OR
A bachelor’s degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology. Function of Work:
To perform and supervise the curatorial activities for a museum or historic sites program.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
General from a Curator 2 or 3, Historic Site or Recreation Area Manager, Parks District Manager, Museum Division Director, Historic Preservation Director, Archives Assistant Administrator, Architectural Historian Manager, or other higher ranking agency administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
Functional over lower ranking museum or historic area personnel.
Location of Work:
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Office of State Parks, Office of State Museum, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation; or Department of State or other agency responsible for operating a small museum (visitation of less than 50,000; less than 5 permanent employees).
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Curator 2 by the absence of responsibility for a larger museum/program. EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Performs curatorial activities for a museum program at a state park Level I commemorative, preservation, or recreation area.
Plans, constructs, and displays exhibits both in the museum and on site.
Schedules and conducts tours; develops oral presentations for such tours.
Selects and assigns tour guides and maintenance staff.
Develops and implements conservation and preservation plans of historical artifacts and buildings.
Maintains records, prepares reports, and conducts correspondence regarding the museum or historic preservation program.
Performs research to develop interpretative items.
Performs accessing and cataloging activities of museum materials.
Catalogues site forms on historic buildings and places, checks and continually accessions additional site forms for inventory.
Develops projects to produce measured architectural drawings of landmark buildings, checks for quality and maintains archival collections.
Prepares and presents slide presentations and speeches to interested groups on and off site.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
75% School and Teacher programs, including: • Oversee the redevelopment of the docent program for the Cabildo, Presbytere, and 1850 House, including collaborating with our partners at Friends of the Cabildo on training and coordination of guided museum programming
• Develop lesson plans, exhibition guides, videos, and other online resources that support Grade Level Expectations
• Work with the Part-Time Education Assistant to manage group reservations, maintain records, and ensure an easy booking process for group coordinators and teachers
• Conducting outreach to schools, teachers, and other educational organizations, including managing a bi-monthly e-mail newsletter
• Lead school tours and/or greet schools when necessary develop and implement teacher professional development opportunities
20% Supporting the development of educational programming by assisting with projects such as: • Assist with other educational programming, including family and camp programs, adult classes and events. Includes occasional weekend and evening work
• Collaborate with other museums and cultural institutions to develop new partnerships and programming
• Assist with exhibition planning, including developing educational interactives
• Support evaluation of educational programs
• Assist with grant applications
• Utilize museum databases such as Galaxy (ticketing system) and TMS (collections management system) to retrieve data on group visits and conduct research for programs, exhibitions, and educational resources
5% All other duties as specified by supervisor.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Temporary work, Part time, Trial period, Afternoon shift,