Collections Assistant (Program Associate II)

Salary : $17.62 - $21.42 Hourly

Location : Tacoma, WA

Job Type : Part-time, 29 hrs per week or less

Department : Parks and Recreation

Opening Date : 01 / 22 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 17 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Job Description

Based on our internal equity review process, the starting salary for this position will be $17.62

The current full hourly range for this position is $17.62 -$21.42

Join the exceptional staff of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum! The mission of our accredited museum is to engage a diverse regional audience with Puget Sound's first globally connected settlement through historic preservation, experiential learning, and interpretation. The Collections Assistant works in conjunction with the Curator of Collections and has an adequate understanding of collection management standards and curatorial best practices. The position supports the maintenance and preservation of the museum's collections through artifact handling, housekeeping, and curatorial storage maintenance. The position is required to maintain proper documentation of the museum collections through accessioning, photography, cataloging, inventories, object files, and museum collection database (CatalogIt) work. The Collections Assistant provides prompt responses to research inquiries as well as assists in the conservation, research, and exhibition of the museum collections as assigned.

Work where you play!

Join our team at Parks Tacoma to put your skills to use serving your community and making Tacoma a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming place to live.

Who We Are

Parks Tacoma is a CAPRA-accredited and AZA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community. Located in Tacoma, Washington, Parks Tacoma's mission is to create healthy opportunities to play, learn, and grow. The independent park district spans the city providing a wide range of life-enriching destinations and services, including 70 parks, 80 miles of trails, 1,000 acres of urban forest, 66 playgrounds, four community centers, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Park, and much more. Our work is guided by eight core values that are the foundation of our actions and goals : innovation, excellence, equity, inclusiveness, sustainability, accountability, safety, and fun.

Why You'll Love it Here

Come work with us and work where you play! You will contribute to the overall vitality and well-being of your community when you work for Parks Tacoma, and you'll do so as part of a supportive team of committed, passionate, and mission-driven professionals. The people of Parks Tacoma are the key to its success, and you just might be the next great addition to our team. On top of that, you'll wake each day knowing that you're helping make Tacoma a great place to call home.

Position Information

Perform a variety of duties and complexity for assigned division / department

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to :

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.

Essential Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Additional Information

HOURS :

Up to 28 hours per week

Some nights and weekends required

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS :

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

PARKS TACOMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability or any other merit factor. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and / or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

Parks Tacoma employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Parks Tacoma is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources at .

Employment is subject to a national background check.

This position is an at-will position with no written or implied contractual agreement.

Enrollment in the the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) through the Washington State Department of Retirement Services (DRS) may be mandatory.

Sick Leave : 1 hour earned for every 40 hours worked.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - SupportLinc provides emotional wellbeing and work-life balance resources to keep you at your best. Administered by CuraLinc Healthcare, the program offers guidance to help you address and resolve everyday issues at no cost to you or your family.

Community Center Fitness Pass - All Parks Tacoma employees get a Staff Pass to use at our community centers.The All Center Pass allows access to all four centers - Center at Norpoint, Eastside Community Center, People's Center and STAR Center.

Note : THIS BENEFIT OVERVIEW IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT. ANY PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN MAY BE MODIFIED AND / OR REVOKED WITHOUT NOTICE.

Are you at least 18 years of age?

Do you have at least 2 years of related experience OR Associate's degree in related area?

Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

Do you have experience handling artifacts?

Required Question

Salary : $18 - $21