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Historic Site Assistant (NY HELPS) Jobs in Crown Point, NY at New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Title: Historic Site Assistant (NY HELPS)
Company: New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Location: Crown Point, NY
Minimum QualificationsThis title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*
QualificationsTo be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:
Three years of qualifying experience** in a historic house museum, in a historical society, within the history section of a museum, in the department of a governmental agency having responsibility for historic museums or historic sites, in an art gallery, or in a cultural center,
OR
an Associate’s degree*** or higher AND one year of qualifying experience** in a historic house museum, in a historical society, within the history section of a museum, in the department of a governmental agency having responsibility for historic museums or historic sites, in an art gallery, or in a cultural center.
You must clearly list this information on your application.
Qualifying experience is defined as experience presenting and/or guiding interpretive tours or programs; conducting historical and/or curatorial research on persons, places, events or museum objects; and performing collections management duties (accessioning, cataloging and conducting inventories).
Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the NYS Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. This information can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
Duties Description
Program
The selected candidate will be assigned interchangeably to one or more of the following areas which duties include but are not limited to the following:
Under the direction of the Historic Site Manager, coordinate site events in the developing and presentation of on-site and off-site school programs. This will also include managing event setup and takedown and coordinating with vendors.
Conduct research, guide tours, and develop and present new programs as delegated by the Historic Site Manager.
Attends regular meetings and develop an annual calendar of events, programs, and special events.
Office / Maintenance
Work with the Historic Site Manager in supervising and training of seasonal staff members, as well as interns and volunteers.
Serve as a liaison for information technology projects and digital history initiatives with partner organizations, NYS ITS, and other entities as required.
May assist with service requests, and onsite troubleshooting of information technology equipment.
Regularly maintain internal controls and completing required daily, weekly, monthly checks and audits. Assisting in various aspects of site operations.
May enter payroll, make bank deposits, payment of invoices through state accounting & tracking systems.
Collections Management / Historic Preservation
Monitor and care for objects in the exhibit and in on-site storage, keeping site collections records, monitoring environmental condition…
