Costumed Interpreter Wage

Title: Costumed Interpreter Wage

State Role Title:Education Training and Library Wkrs All Other

Hiring Range: $15/hour

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Frontier Culture Museum of VA

Location:Frontier Culture Museum of Va

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Costumed Interpreter on historic sites at living history museum. Wear period clothing share historical knowledge carry out daily farm and household tasks teach schoolchildren and groups about history and various other tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience required in either direct work with the public or relevant hand skills such as woodworking horticulture foodways or fiber arts. Must be dependable mature with strong interpersonal and customer service skills. Be able to work outside in all sorts of weather walk up to 2 miles daily lift up to 30 pounds unassisted and participate in active farm work on a daily basis. Ability to wear full historic period costume as directed.

Additional Considerations

Costumed living history work experience preferred. Ability to demonstrate historical handcrafts and/or the ability to perform period vocal or instrumental music a strong hiring factor. A Bachelors degree in history education anthropology the arts social sciences or related field is preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Complete state application on state jobsline give three names of references with full contact information - telephone and email.

Contact Information

Name: Lydia Volskis

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.