Museum Technician

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, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition.

Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last.

This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension.

No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action.

MAJOR DUTIES:
Handles, cleans, stores, and labels objects in the permanent collection. Performs routine cleaning, stabilization, or preservation of artifacts whose treatment does not require a high degree of specialization. Makes recommendations for the care of museum collections.
Implements housekeeping schedules and oversees the housekeeping work of other museum or maintenance staff. Provides daily and cyclical cleaning and monitoring of artifacts in accordance with standard operating procedures. Reports object deterioration, damage, movement, or theft to the supervisor. Cleans and monitors public areas, exhibition spaces, and artifact storage areas.
Maintains museum records, including accession, catalog, and loan records, in accordance with NPS standards. Completes the accession of new objects and ensures 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.

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.
Responds to personal, phone, and mail inquiries regarding the museum collection. Assists NPS staff, visiting museum professionals, and researchers by locating, retrieving and obtaining information on museum collections. Oversees the work of interns and volunteers in storage areas and in cataloging the museum collection. Gives specialized tours or talks dealing with the museum collection, museum storage, and exhibits.

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