What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Education/Living History position at Parks Tacoma?
This is an unpaid internship opportunity.
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.
Throughout this internship, the intern will:
Work closely with the education team to provide high-quality educational experiences Assist with the development and delivery of educational content Participate in behind-the-scenes efforts to create engaging interpretive programs. Gain insight into what it takes to deliver successful, hands-on learning experiences in a dynamic historical environment as well as hands-on experience in educational programming within a Living History Museum setting.
The intern will learn curatorial skills; assist with cataloging (photographing and entering the collection records into a museum data base). The intern may also assist with artifact conservation in a variety of mediums and work with specialized tours as well as maintenance and care of artifacts on display in period rooms. While this is an unpaid position, this internship can be used for college credit.
- Currently enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university with course work in a related field
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing
- Read and interpret accuratley difficult and complex material; collect, compile and objectively analyze data; write clear and concise reports
- Must be proficient in Mircrosoft software applications
- Applicants having a background in history or museum studies will be given priority
- Applicants must have completed at least two years of college
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 hr@tacomaparks.com.
Employment is subject to a national background check.
This position is an at-will position with no written or implied contractual agreement.
