Seasonal Preventive Care Assistant, Salem and Newbury, 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 Phillips House in Salem, Massachusetts and at two sites in Newbury, Massachusetts, Coffin House and Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm. 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
- A Bachelor’s degree in museum studies, history, art history, or a related field is preferred.
- Applicants should have strong attention to detail and an interest in history and working with museum objects.
- Requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently for extended periods of time as well as cooperatively within a small team.
- Requires problem solving skills, strong attention to detail, and basic computer skills.
- As typically performed, this position regularly involves talking, hearing, sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, standing on ladders, bending/stooping, and driving.
- The position also involves lifting up to forty pounds and the ability to handle, lift, and move furniture and other decorative arts objects.
- This position also requires 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 2026 season, April through October.
- Valid driver’s license and a means of transportation required.
Nice To Haves
- 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
Career Level
Entry Level
