Individual Placement - Curatorial Aide

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Curatorial Aide

Position Summary

This position will serve within Fort Laramie National Historic Site's Cultural Resources program. The primary responsibility of this position relates to the care, maintenance, preservation, study, and increasing public enjoyment of the park's museum, library, and archival collections, including supporting records, exhibits, and social media.

Service Location

Fort Laramie National Historic Site was a vital civilian and military outpost during the westward movement of emigrants in the 1800s. The site consists of various historic structures and is located on 833 acres. The park is situated in southeastern Wyoming, 3 miles west of the town of Fort Laramie, and 23 miles west of Torrington (the county seat, population 6,500). The small surrounding communities have post office facilities, stores, schools, and churches. In addition to these, Torrington has medical facilities, and a Junior College. The park is also 50 miles west of Scottsbluff, NE; 100 miles north of Cheyenne, WY; and approximately 3 hours from Denver, CO. No government housing is available. Intern will need to find their own housing arrangements.

Schedule

June 2, 2025 - February 6, 2026

Key Duties and Responsibilities

This position will use established National Park Service (NPS) procedures to perform housekeeping and preventative maintenance on museum objects and historic structures. This includes the development and utilization of museum handling and cleaning techniques as well as learning basic museum environmental monitoring tasks such as checking pest traps, recording light levels, and recording temperature and humidity. Under supervision of and with fellow museum staff, the intern may make storage and housing containers to support museum objects, label storage units, move objects, line shelves and drawers, rehouse objects and archives into appropriate storage containers, and install dust covers. In addition to aiding in completion of annual museum inventories and creating and entering museum catalog data into the Museum Collections Management System (MCMS) database, the intern will assist management of the park research library as well as enter library catalog data into the NPS Library Resource Information Service (LIBRIS) database using established National Park Service (NPS) procedures. To promote public awareness and enjoyment of these collections and their national significance, the intern will draw on and use the museum and archival collections to develop and publish educational social media content and develop, as necessary, temporary museum exhibits.

Marginal Duties

As assigned by supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Driver's license
• Personal vehicle is REQUIRED
• Willingness to work independently and with a team.
• Must be eligible to serve as an AmeriCorps Member. This includes:
  • Being a citizen, permanent resident, or national of the United States.
  • Being at least 18 years or older.
  • Having a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Being willing to undergo National Service Criminal History Check, including criminal background, sex offender and FBI checks.

This SCA Position is authorized under the Public Land Corps Authority. All participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger. Participants must also be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States. Hours served can be applied toward the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority.

Preferred Qualifications

Interest or practical experience in Communications, History, Resource & Cultural Management preferred.

Hours

40 per week

Living Accommodations

No government housing is available. Intern will need to find their own housing arrangements.

Compensation

• $1,100 RT Travel Allowance
• $425 Weekly Living Allowance
• $50 Weekly Commuting Allowance
• $800 Monthly Housing Allowance (9 disbursements)
• PLC Eligible AmeriCorps Award valued at $5,176 at fulfillment of 1200 service hours

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes.

Personal Vehicle Information

Required

Additional Benefits

AmeriCorps: Eligible/Optional

Equal Opportunity Statement

SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members. SCA is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere in which people of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles may grow personally and professionally. The Student Conservation Association, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

Physical requirements and working conditions specific to the position are available in the full job description.