Archivist Trainee

Archives • Anne Arundel, MD

7d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Archivist Trainee, the staff member will learn how to provide reference services in the Archives Search Room, interviewing patrons, determining research needs, advising of effective research strategies, ordering materials retrieved from the stacks, and taking records reproductions orders. An archivist trainee also will learn how to assist with monitoring patrons for security and compliance with the Archives rules and regulations. These duties are performed under the direct supervision of the Director of Reference and the Deputy Director. This is an entry level position learning professional archival work providing access to records, a primary component of the mission of the State Archives.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Four years of experience in professional archival work with public records.
• Candidates may substitute academic credit from an accredited college or university at the rate of thirty credit hours for each year for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute two years of experience in the Archival Assistant series classification for required education and experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Archivist classifications or Archivist specialty codes in the Library and Archives field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing assistance to patrons who make requests by telephone, traditional mail, and email by conducting basic research, and locating, retrieving, copying, refiling archival records, and writing response letters
• Experience in educational outreach

Responsibilities

• Provides reference services in the Archives Search Room, interviewing patrons, determining research needs, advising of effective research strategies, ordering materials retrieved from the stacks, taking records reproduction orders, and performing records retrievals.
• Monitors patrons for security and compliance with Archives rules and regulations.
• Assists the Search Room Coordinator with training interns and volunteers.
• Provides reference assistance to patrons who make requests by telephone, traditional mail, and email by conducting basic research, and locating, retrieval, copying, and refiling archival records and writing response letters.
• Assists with the lobby registration desk as required when other trained personnel are unavailable.
• Assist in educational outreach, events, career day fairs, academic lectures, and etc.

Benefits

• Subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents (employees pay 25% of premiums, State pays 75%).
• Option to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance (employee pays full premium).
• Leave granted at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED