PAID INTERNSHIP 2015

MUSEUM EDUCATION

 

Hickory Hill, the historic home of Senator Thomas E. Watson has an education internship available for an upcoming professional interested in archaeology, history, ecology, environmental science, and educating children. The site is owned and operated by the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc. 

 

Position Available:  Museum Education Summer Intern, 40 hours per week. Intern will be onsite Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm.

Duration:  May 26^th through July 31, 2015 

 

Responsibilities include:  

The Intern will work with the Curator & Educator to conduct 4 weeks of summer day camps for local teens & tweens.  Two weeks are devoted to archaeology with excavations at the Jeffersonian Publishing Plant site.  One week is focused on ecology. One week is focused on history technology.  The Intern will be co-teaching with the Educator, and will assist with curriculum development. 

 

Requirements, Abilities & Skills:

• Experience working with children is mandatory.
• Must be a US citizen or already residing in the US with verified work visa status
• an enrolled university student, recent graduate, or graduate student in anthropology, history, museum education, public history, environmental science, or education
• A desire to work outdoors.
• Ability to teach activities to a group.
• Responsible, reliable, and dedicated to job performance.
• Commitment to being a team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Creative problem solving and ability to use available resources.
• Able to pass a drug test and background check.
• First Aid and CPR skills are a plus, but not mandatory.  

 

Compensation:  $1400 per month.  Housing is provided in a furnished cottage at Hickory Hill.  All utilities, Internet, and cable TV are paid.  Laundry facilities on-site.

 

Application Requirements:   By 15 February, please submit:

·         Resume

·         Cover Letter

·         Required Application available at

http://hickory-hill.org/images/stories/app4internship.pdf

OR request the Word file from Michelle at [log in to unmask]

·         DO NOT send transcripts or letters of recommendation.

 

Submit Application Materials to:  

Ms. Michelle Zupan, Curator

Hickory Hill

502 Hickory Hill Drive

Thomson, GA  30824

Phone: 706-595-7777; Fax: 706-595-7177; email: [log in to unmask]