Supervisory Exhibits Specialist (Weave Room)

National Park Service•Lowell, MA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as a Supervisory Exhibits Specialist (Weave Room) with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region, Lowell National Historical Park, Division of Cultural Resources, in Lowell, Massachusetts. At the GS-11 full-performance level, manage the operation of a historic industrial weaving operation for public education. The role includes recruiting, training, and supervising personnel who operate, maintain, and repair industrial equipment; requisitioning supplies and equipment to keep the exhibit safe and engaging; and ensuring the health and safety of employees and visitors. The position is based at Lowell National Historical Park, which preserves stories of America's Industrial Revolution and includes the Boott Cotton Mills Museum and its operating looms. Overnight travel away from home may be required for up to 1–5 nights per month, and a government charge card is required for travel purposes. The position is supervisory and may require completion of a supervisory probationary period. A one-year probationary period applies. To qualify at GS-11, applicants must meet the announcement's specialized-experience requirement, education requirement, or an allowed combination. The specialized experience route requires at least one year equivalent to GS-09 involving technical work on museum exhibits, historic machinery, or industrial equipment for educational purposes, including operating and maintaining textile looms, demonstrating historic machinery, and applying current museum practices and standards. The education route requires a Ph.D., at least three years of progressively higher-level related graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or an L.L.M. in a related field. Applicants must document relevant experience hours and submit transcripts when qualifying through education.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
Direct Deposit participation is required.
Must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
May be required to complete training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and/or purchase authority.
Must meet the stated minimum age and education or student-employment conditions: age 18 or older, or age 16 or older and meeting one of the specified education, vocational training, school-authority, or student-work conditions.
Must serve a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written agency certification.
For GS-11, must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 involving technical work on museum exhibits, historic machinery, or industrial equipment for educational purposes, including operating and maintaining textile looms, hands-on demonstrations involving historic machinery, and applying current museum practices, procedures, and standards; alternatively, must have the specified related graduate education or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
Experience documentation must state full-time or 40 hours per week, or part-time hours per week; education used to qualify must be supported by transcripts.
Must be able to perform frequent physical exertion, including lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects and standing, crouching, or stooping for extended periods.
Must work safely with toxic fumes and chemicals, very high machine and tool noise, dangerous machinery and equipment, and varied surfaces.
May need to travel overnight away from home up to 1–5 nights per month.

Responsibilities

Manage the operation of a historic industrial weaving operation for the educational benefit of the public.
Recruit, train, and supervise qualified personnel in operating, maintaining, and repairing industrial equipment.
Requisition supplies and equipment needed to maintain the weaving exhibit in a safe and engaging manner.
Ensure the health and safety of employees and visitors.