What are the responsibilities and job description for the Historian position at City of Parkland?
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What you'll be doing:
This position provides highly responsible, complex support to the City’s historical collection, including organization, cataloging, storage, and digitization. Through sharing city history with residents, the incumbent will educate and engage all ages of the community and develop creative and interactive programming. This is a high degree of accountability for the work performed, empowered judgment concerning assigned duties, and the ability to function with a high degree of independence.- Maintains the City’s historical documents and objects.
- Ensures the proper handling and storage of artifacts,
- Monitors environmental conditions and takes corrective action to protect the collection.
- Ensures the proper retention and organization of items and responds to research and duplication requests.
- Works to create an online digital archive using historical database software.
- Creates and uploads the index for existing digital images that need to be cataloged.
- Maintains and updates City’s historical portal information in the online GIS site.
- Works with residents and/or organizations to obtain and preserve city historical information.
- Presents City historical topics to local schools and civic groups.
- Develops and generates material for brochures, flyers, etc., describing the City’s history and writes content to support sharing on social media, the website and in presentations.
- Works independently to refresh and update web content to expand the City’s historical online presence.
- Contributes to city-wide initiatives that involve creating or re-developing digital resources to support the City’s emerging communication and marketing needs and the department.
- May assist with circulation desk duties in the library as needed, such as greeting and helping patrons, checking materials in and out and issuing Library cards, etc.
- Performs other related duties as required/assigned.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of responsible experience in research and/or organizing/indexing/cataloging.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Skill in database management of archive collection.
- Skill in excellent verbal and written communications.
- Skill in acute attention to detail, enabling the delivery of finished projects within specified timeframes.
- Ability to speak to small and large groups and knowledge of educational best practices.
- Ability to read, update, and maintain various records and files.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, coworkers, elected and appointed officials.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Work environment is typically performed in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.
- The work is sedentary work and requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
- Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: manual dexterity, hearing, mental acuity, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.
Salary : $25 - $33
