Seasonal Archives Technician

Full Job Description

The purpose of this position is to perform a range of uncomplicated technical tasks in one or more of the functional areas of archival work (e.g., accessioning, arranging, referencing, etc.).

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/06/2026-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-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level.

Experience must have been related to the work of the position for which application is made.

Related examples of qualifying specialized experience could include archival survey, inventorying archival materials, accessioning archival materials, archival processing (arrangement or description of archival materials), production of archival finding aids or finding aid elements, provision of archival reference service, and archival research.

You must include hours per week worked.

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:

In this position you will: Unpack new collections to review for signs of mold, vermin, and insects and arranges for freezing/isolation of the collections if needed.

Conduct basic research into collection origins and helps prepare finding aids, folder lists, and indices to collections at a variety of levels under the guidance of an archivist or more advanced staff member.

Rehouse collections and labels all boxes, folders and other containers. Handle reference requests and searches records for pertinent information.

Assist with routine collections management activities, special projects as assigned, and perform a variety of clerical functions in support of the organization.

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