Museum Specialist

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in the preservation and care of museum collections and the historic structures of the park.
• Performs research to identify museum objects responds to related research requests identifies needs for restoration and preservation of objects and writes related project proposals to obtain funding for identified long-term conservation needs.
• Maintains museum protection standards including environmental fire and security monitoring systems and integrated pest management applied in museum settings.
• Knowledge of methods used in museum cataloging record keeping and data management for collections accountability and documentation.
• Maintains liaison and effective working relations with related groups and individuals agencies and the public.

Physical Demands: The work requires mental alertness better than average manual dexterity and mobility. Although primarily sedentary inspections and operations evaluation involve activities demanding a certain amount of exertion such as walking climbing crawling lifting of heavy objects bending stooping and reaching. Working with collections can involve prolonged exposure to hazardous materials and equipment.

Work Environment: Most of the work is performed in an office and storage or laboratory facility. Frequent visits are made to the library visitor centers and other museum areas in the park some of which are housed in historic structures that are not ADA accessible. Some travel to other facilities and museums as well as to training and professional meetings is required.

Area Information: Ozark National Scenic Riverways is located in the heart of the Ozark Highlands of Missouri in the southeastern portion of the state on the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. The park features 134 miles of crystal clear spring-fed rivers that are flanked by scenic bluffs low mountains and numerous springs and caves. Recreational opportunities abound and include kayaking tubing fishing hunting and swimming. Hiking and mountain biking trails are plentiful in the area.

The duty station for this position is at Park Headquarters in Van Buren Missouri. Limited shopping medical and dental is available. For more shopping medical dental and entertainment Popular Bluff and West Plains Missouri are approximately 40 miles from Van Buren. Summers are warm and humid and winters are normally mild. Major attractions are located in St. Louis Springfield and Memphis two and half to three hours away.

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/14/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must possess at least of the following minimum qualifications.

Specialized Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience that includes collections management registration cataloging research preservation restoration or conservation of collections of museum material etc. You must include hours per week worked.

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Education: Successful completion at leave two (2) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree related to the position. Related fields include history art museum studies scientific subjects. You must include transcripts.

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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelors degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study or 60 semester hours beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. For example I have 6 months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement) and 3 years of college study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) which included at least 12 semester hours of related coursework as specified above (50% of the related coursework required). You must include transcripts.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.