Collections Management Technician #W0008

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Fairfax County, Virginia, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Gunston Hall is hiring a part-time Collections Management Technician to support preservation of George Mason’s Gunston Hall, a historic site on Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia. The position focuses on routine maintenance of the historic mansion, outbuildings, Visitor Center galleries and exhibits, and collections areas. Duties also include collections care, documentation, research support, and assistance with preservation and exhibition work. The position opened on 10/16/26 and will remain open until filled, subject to the required minimum advertising period.

Requirements

Ability to conduct routine cleaning appropriate to historic sites and museum objects.
Ability to follow an Integrated Pest Management policy.
Ability to produce and maintain accurate documentation for collections inventory, museum environmental conditions, and object condition.
Ability to foster working relationships with staff, volunteers, interns, and community stakeholders.
Ability to stoop, bend, climb stairs, and lift up to 25 pounds unassisted.
Flexibility to work some evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with best-practice procedures for historic preservation.
Familiarity with best-practice procedures for object handling.
Familiarity with basic preventive conservation guidelines.
Familiarity with collections management software.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite or similar software.
Familiarity with photo-editing software, such as Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, or similar.

Responsibilities

Routine cleaning of the historic mansion house and outbuildings.
Routine cleaning of Visitor Center galleries and exhibits.
Routine cleaning of the archive, research library, collections workroom, and collections storage.
Implement Integrated Pest Management procedures throughout the mansion and collections areas.
Monitor and document environmental conditions for the historic mansion and collections areas.
Conduct regular inventory of collections materials housed on-site.
Handle, pack, unpack, and move collections objects.
Maintain a digital collections database.
Produce condition reports for collections objects.
Support the Curator in implementing preservation objectives for the historic mansion and collections objects.
Assist the Curator with basic site repairs.
Attend meetings with community stakeholders.
Assist interns, volunteers, and visiting scholars with research during library and collections visits.
Conduct object photography.
Assist the Curator with collections research and exhibition development.
Assist the Marketing Manager and Curator with collections-based social media and newsletter content.
Work special events when requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.