Museum Technician (Seasonal)
What you'd do
This position is located in Seasonal Staffing Office-Cape Cod National Seashore, in the Interpretation & Cultural Resources Division. The seasonal period for Seasonal Staffing Office-Cape Cod National Seashore is December-May, but varies during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: December 2025 Open to the first 50 applicants or until 07/20/2026 whichever comes first. All submissions by 11:59 (EST) on closing day will be considered.
Major duties
Major Duties: Identifies, independently sorts, inventories and classifies museum artifacts and objects. Properly handles museum objects and performs routine cleaning of objects as directed and in according to established standards. Maintains museum records, including accessions, catalog and loan records. Processes incoming and outgoing loans and ensures all established standards for insurance, security and environment are met. Provides answers to inquiries concerning Cape Cod history, historic structures and collections.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/20/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 2 page 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-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of 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-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: (1) preserving, handling, inventorying and cataloging museum objects and managing loans in accordance with established standards, (2) implementing museum exhibit maintenance program including housekeeping schedules and repairing and rehabilitating museum exhibits, (3) performing routine research for object documentation, exhibits, special reports and other purposes, (4) assisting visitors to the museum and responding to researcher requests to use the collection. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one (1) full academic year (18 semester hours) of related graduate level education (e.g. museum studies, archival management, or history). You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of graduate education credits and divide by 18. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include 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.
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