Student Worker, Historical Society Business Visitors Services Assistant -- Work Study Only - McDanie

Job Description

To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be a current student enrolled at McDaniel College, with work study as part of your Financial Aid package.

This is a community partner site that pays students through work study funds. Students are responsible for own transportation to this location (located 1.1 miles away from campus).

Position: Visitors Services Assistant (Business Focus), Historical Society of Carroll County

Revision Dates: 8/2023

Reports to: Staff, Historical Society of Carroll County

Department: Carroll County Historical Society

Salary Grade: Maryland minimum wage

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location of Position: 210 E. Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

Duration of Appointment: 8/7/2024-5/21/2025

Schedule: Schedule is at discretion of supervisor

Evaluation Procedures: Student workers are evaluated on a continuing basis

Scope: The Historical Society of Carroll County in Westminster is searching for a Visitors Services Assistant with a business/retail focus to join our team. This is a great way to obtain real-world public history experience and learn what it takes behind the scenes to operate a museum.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assisting with Bookshop promotion duties
• Assisting patrons in the Society's Bookshop
• Assisting with Shop merchandise inventories
• Assisting with set up of Bookshop Signings events
  
  

Secondary Responsibilities

• Greeting and assisting Society patrons and visitors
• Showing patrons and visitors the Society's exhibit galleries and learning about the collections to help answer visitor questions
• Setting up and tearing down signage during open hours
• This position does have some limited lifting involved but not more than 10 pounds at a time
  
  

Schedule & Hire Process

This position is available Wednesday-Friday weekly but HSCC will work closely with students to establish hours that accommodates school priorities and adheres to Federal Work Study guidelines.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Current McDaniel undergraduate
• Federal work study as part of Financial Aid package
  
  

Physical Characteristics

This position requires sitting for long periods of time, as well as some bending and stooping when working with files. This position does have some limited lifting involved but not more than 10 pounds at a time. Quite a bit of finger/hand dexterity is involved in regards to typing and/or filing. The overall setting of the job is in an area conducive to a normal office environment with minimal exposure to adverse conditions.

Additional Information

McDaniel College is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the student body. McDaniel College, in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, and employment of students, faculty, and staff in the operation of any of its educational programs and activities. McDaniel College will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on basis of any protected status including protective hairstyle, race, religion, color, ancestry or national origin, disability, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military status, genetic information, marital status, veteran's status, or any other actual or perceived legally protected characteristics. For more information on the College's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.mcdaniel.edu/about-us/diversity-equity-inclusion.