Admin Assistant (P/T) Museum

Seeking Exp. Museum Administrative Assistant for Historic Museum located in Carville LA

** Must have some College education or Degree in the areas such of American Literature, Archaeology, History or in Art, Library Science, Conservation or American History or in Anthropology

Position would be Great for a semi retired school Teacher

“This is a Part Time Job position for Tuesday thru Saturday only”

10:00 AM Until 4 PM) - (22) HOURS A WEEK

Contract position is good for a semi-retired person or current Active college Intern

This is a Federal Contract Job Placement for Part-Time Status with our Staffing firm company –

This position is not a Direct Hire with the Federal Government Agency

** Must have some College education or Degree in the areas such of American Literature, Archaeology, History or in Art, Library Science, Conservation or American History or in Anthropology

** Must be able to pass a Nationwide Criminal Background Check and be Finger printed in order to gain access to Federal Computer System

** Must have experience in working with Microsoft Word/ Excel/ Outlook email

Job Description / Job Duties Below:

1. Assist museum curator in general operation of National Hansen's Disease Museum located at the Carville Historic District. (This includes Opening and Closing Museum)

2. Assist museum curator with administrative projects; tracking visitor statistics; word processing, data entry, and answering the museum telephone; taking accurate messages, and relaying general information to callers.

3. Greet visitors and provide an overview of exhibits and self-guided tours available inside of the museum and on the grounds of Carville Historic District.

4. If needed, assist the curator in conducting tours in the museum and on the grounds of the Carville Historical District.

5. If needed, assist museum curator in completion of special collections projects; setting up and breaking down exhibits.

6. Conduct inventories of museum artifacts, and complete basic preservation projects in museum archives. Inventory reports shall be completed in Excel format and emailed to the COR upon request of task is assigned

7. Perform internet research to obtain information such as origin and additional information for a description of the artifacts.

8. If requested, assist museum curator with creating and maintaining an accurate inventory of supplies, museum bookstore inventory and equipment used in museum, using an excel spreadsheets.

9. Monitor and fill museum information and brochure racks.

10. Perform regular housekeeping in museum collections, storage and exhibits areas, which includes: dusting exhibits & artifacts, cleaning exhibit glass of fingerprints, sweeping & dusting Welcome Center & portico exhibits, and vacuuming archives on a quarterly basis or upon commencement of large projects.

> >If Interested, please respond with an UPDATED RESUME with all Current work History on employment)

Must be available to start work within 2 to 4 weeks if selected - hired.

You can also Fax Resumes to: (225) 800-1116 Attn: HR Dept.

COVID-19 considerations: Yes

**** Set Hourly Pay Rate is $14.50 an Hour ****

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: Up to $14.50 per hour

HIRING AND INTERVIEWING NOW

MUST BE ABLE TO START BY JUNE 1ST 2022

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: From $14.50 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Baton Rouge, LA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Required)
• Microsoft Powerpoint: 1 year (Required)
• Administrative: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location