Seasonal Museum Technician

Full Job Description

The Museum Technician supports the care, preservation, documentation, and accessibility of museum collections at Colonial National Historical Park.

The position performs a full range of technical curatorial duties, including cataloging, preventive conservation, environmental monitoring, exhibit support, and assisting researchers and staff.

Work directly contributes to the long-term stewardship, interpretation, and protection of the park's cultural resources.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/02/2026-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-07 grade level, you must possess 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: assisting with cataloging museum objects; handling, cleaning, and storing museum collections; maintaining accession, catalog, or loan records; monitoring environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and pests; assisting with exhibit installation or maintenance; or supporting curatorial projects such as backlog cataloging, storage reorganization, or archival arrangement.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full academic year of graduate-level education related to the position.

Related fields include museum studies, history, archeology, anthropology, art, natural science, or other directly related disciplines.

-or- Completion of a bachelor's degree in a related field with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA).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 percentage of specialized experience you have (number of months of full-time experience divided by 12 months).

Then take the percentage of graduate education you have completed beyond the first 9 semester hours. 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.

ICTAP/CTAP - Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.

Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.

Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP.

This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible.

If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.

Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.

Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

1560 Exception: NOTE: In support of Executive Order (EO) 14189 "Celebrating America's 205th Birthday" and EO 14314 "Making America Beautiful Again by Improving our National Parks" the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has approved an exception to the 1039 hour time limitation for this position.

This approval can extend the time limitation to 1560 hours for this temporary seasonal appointment. Major Duties:

Catalogs and documents museum collections.

Identifies, sorts, classifies, and catalogs objects; enters and updates catalog and accession data in NPS systems; maintains catalog, accession, and loan records in accordance with NPS standards.

Performs preventive conservation and collection care.

Handles, cleans, stabilizes, stores, and labels objects; implements housekeeping schedules; monitors artifact condition; and reports deterioration, damage, or security concerns.

Monitors environmental conditions.

Tracks temperature, relative humidity, and pest activity in exhibit and storage areas; compiles environmental data into summaries and reports; and maintains monitoring equipment and supplies.

Supports exhibits and curatorial projects.

Assists with exhibit installation, repair, and maintenance; participates in projects such as backlog cataloging, storage reorganization, archival arrangement, and photo documentation; and may instruct interns or volunteers.

Provides collection access and public assistance.

Responds to inquiries; assists researchers and visiting museum professionals; retrieves and rehouses objects; and provides specialized tours or talks related to the museum collection, storage, and exhibits.