THE DUTY LOCATION FOR THIS POSITION IS NOT WASHINGTON DC. MOST OF THE TIME THE
INDIVIDUAL WILL WORK AT THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS STORAGE FACILITY 45 MINUTES
FROM WASHINGTON IN LINTHICUM, MD (CLOSE TO BALTIMORE).
DONATED VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Selection for
this position will be made solely on the basis of merit, fitness, and
qualifications without
regards to race, sex, color, creed, age, marital status, national origin,
non-disqualifying
handicap conditions, or any other non-merit factors.
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: DON-00-73
OPENING DATE: 09/01/00
CLOSING DATE: 09/21/00
POSITION: Collections Management Technician, DS-1001-6/7
LOCATION:
Office of Museum Programs
Division of Collections
Branch of Collections Management
Linthicum, Maryland
SALARY (commensurate with experience): DS-6: $25,976 - $33,768 per annum
DS-7: $28,866 - $37,523 per annum
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All Qualified Persons
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: This is a Donated Full-time Permanent Appointment with
Benefits.
This is a Federal Agency. Any former Federal employee, who received a voluntary
separation incentive (buyout),
must repay the full amount of it if re-employed under any type of appointment,
or under a personal services
contract, within five (5) years after separation with a buyout.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
If you need a
reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process,
please notify the agency.
The decision granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The incumbent of this position performs the following
tasks and activities for the
Museum’s holdings of audio and video testimonies, moving images, sound
recordings, 3-dimensional artifacts,
manuscripts, microforms, and photographic collections: preservation;
accessioning; collections arrangement;
collections reproduction; and collection retrieval and re-shelving.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: At the DS-6 grade level, applicant must
possess one (1) year of
specialized experience equivalent to DS-5. At the DS-7 grade level, applicant
must possess one (1) year of
specialized experience equivalent to the DS-6 level. Specialized experience is
experience that has equipped the
applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform
successfully the duties for the position, and
that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. As a
general rule, education is not creditable
above DS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate
education may be credited in those
few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of
the position.
ALL QUALIFICATIONS AND TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 CALENDAR
DAYS
AFTER THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, SKILLS AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (KASOCS):
1. Knowledge of collection management theories, principles, practices and
techniques of the care and handling of
museum collections.
2. Experience and good manual skills and fine motor skills in working with
tools and equipment used in the care
and treatment of artifacts without damage to artifacts or breakage of the
tools.
3. Ability to operate effectively duplication equipment for audio or
videotape, electronic label production
software, and photographic duplication equipment.
4. Ability to communicate in writing and orally to effectively report
regarding treatments, activities, laboratory
needs, or environmental conditions.
5. Knowledge of word processing and database software in order to carry out a
variety of collections
management database functions.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should submit a resume, which demonstrates their possession of the
specialized experience required for
this position. Applicants are also encouraged to prepare a narrative addressing
the knowledges, skills and abilities
required for the position. Work experience must include the month/year the
position was held, hours worked per
week and salary history. Send your cover letter and resume to:
F. Butler
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Division of Human Resources
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Applications must be post-marked by the closing date and be received in the
Human Resources office
within 5 days of the closing date to receive consideration.
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