MUSEUM SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This position located in Office of NPS Liaison to the White House, in the White House and President's Park Division. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 03/20/2026 whichever comes first.

All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. Requirements Continued...

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 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.

You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required.

You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must be able to lift at minimum 75 pounds.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/20/2026-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-11 grade level, you must possess all 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Experience at this level must include all of the following: Operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects; handling museum objects properly and addressing the object's individual needs to prevent damage; creating appropriate storage containers for museum objects; utilizing the properties and requirements of museum grade materials used for storage and packing; working with a database to account for and track museum objects; and packing objects for shipment to ensure their safety.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, and/or cataloging, of museum material. You must include hours per week worked.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week.

Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

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. Major Duties:

The major duties of the Museum Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Provide technical and specialized assistance to the Supervisory Curator.

Responsible for collections management functions including accessioning, cataloging, housing, strong inventorying, transportation, and deaccessioning of all objects.

Uses Collections Management software applications to perform all aspects of registrarial and collections management functions.

Responsible for museum housekeeping, environmental monitoring, and maintenance of collection storage space.