Seasonal Preventive Care Assistant, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
About The Position
Historic New England is looking to connect individuals who are new to or interested in the museum field with a hands-on, immersive collections care position working at the Merwin House in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This position works in support of the collections services and visitor experience teams to provide hands-on preventive collections care for Historic New England’s historic house museums. Learn about preventive conservation and the museum’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program with professionals at the leading edge of the IPM field who are implementing new strategies and innovative technologies. This opportunity can give you an edge in the competitive museum-field job market and could be ideal for a pre-program conservation or museum studies student.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail
- Interest in history and working with museum objects
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work both independently for extended periods of time as well as cooperatively within a small team
- Problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills
- Regularly involves talking, hearing, sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, standing on ladders, bending/stooping, and driving
- Involves lifting up to forty pounds and the ability to handle, lift, and move furniture and other decorative arts objects
- Competency in computer applications, including use of internet, email, Microsoft Excel and Word, Zoom, and Dropbox
- Must commit to employment through the end of the season, May through October
- Valid driver’s license and a means of transportation required
Nice To Haves
- A Bachelor’s degree in museum studies, history, art history, or a related field is preferred
- Experience with handling museum collections is preferred
Responsibilities
- Dusting museum artifacts
- Vacuuming delicate textiles
- Cleaning historic interior surfaces
- Deploying and monitoring pest traps
- Reporting museum pest activity
- Participate in the seasonal opening and closing of the historic house museum
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
