Volunteer - Museum Collections Assistant

Job Title:

Museum Collections Assistant

Job Description:

Fort Smith National Historic Site has thousands of museum artifacts, manuscripts, and photographs. Due to this, there is a need for a Museum Collections Assistant. This VIP will work in both the Visitor Center and the Curatorial Storage area. Jobs will include dusting, inventory and accessioning of items, rehousing files, helping with storage, and photographing and scanning of artifacts. This job is ongoing, year-round. VIP uniform will be provided.

Skills Needed / Preferred:

• Ability to walk, bend, stretch, extend arms, and lift up to 10 pounds
• Ability to work in 65-68 degree environment
• Willingness to be self-directed and to complete assigned tasks

Goals / Outcomes of Job:

Help provide safe storage and display of museum artifacts, manuscripts, and photographs that are important in preserving the history of Fort Smith. It will also allow staff and researchers an organized museum collection to further the study and appreciation of Fort Smith.

Benefits to Volunteers:

• Opportunity to work with original artifacts, manuscripts, and photographs.
• Build research, filing, and museum collections skills
• Help enhance researcher and park staff research ability
• Gain experience with the National Park Service.

Number of Volunteers Needed:

Numbers vary.

Location of Position:

Visitor Center and Curatorial Storage

Supervisor:

Loren McLane

Contact:

Cody Faber, VIP Coordinator
79-783-3961
Email us

Firearms in the Park:

Under 43 C.F.R. § 20.511, Departmental volunteers in the course of their official duties are prohibited from possessing firearms on property under control of the Department. Because of the stated purpose of the sponsors of Section 512 to provide uniformity under applicable state law from bureau-to-bureau, the potential liability issues that could result, and the absence of any criminal penalties applicable to this regulation, this Departmental policy continues to apply to all NPS/FWS employees and volunteers during their official duties. Volunteers who are not on official duty may possess firearms on Departmental lands under the same conditions applicable to members of the general public, according to P.L. 111-24, Section 512. For this purpose, volunteers are considered the same as other employees when engaged in their official activities