FWS: Museum Assistant

Cleary-University; Howell (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleary University seeks a Museum Assistant to support the Secunda Museum's collections and programs. The role involves inventories, CMS updates, artifact handling, and cataloguing Cleary history materials.

You will help with archival rehousing and develop inventories, while enabling programs and events such as Secunda Second Sunday and Cleary Days. Must be a Cleary University student and be available to work at Secunda Museum events, contributing to exhibitions and outreach activities with a

Qualifications

• Must be a Cleary University student and available to work at Secunda Museum events.
• Experience with artifact handling and basic museum practices is preferred.
• Familiarity with programs and events for museum audiences is a plus.
• Understanding nonprofit cultural organization administration basics is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Conduct collections inventory and update locations in CMS.
• Assist with artifact handling, movement, and hanging.
• Rehouse archival material in acid-free folders and boxes.
• Assist with cataloguing Cleary history material.
• Facilitate museum programs and events, providing information to visitors.

Skills

Artifact handling

Museum registration basics

Program development

Nonprofit admin basics

Job description

Under the direction of the Curator, the Museum Assistant will work on museum collections and programs:

Collections

• Conduct collections inventory, checking work against collections management system (CMS) database
• Update object locations in CMS
• Assist with artifact handling, moving, and hanging
• Insert acid-free tissue as interleaving in flat file drawers
• Assist with cataloguing Cleary history material
• Rehouse Arthur Secunda and Cleary history archival material in acid-free folders and boxes
• Develop inventories of archival material
• Dismantle Cleary history shadowboxes to preserve historic documents

Programs

• Assist with museum programs by facilitating art activities and giving museum information at events such including Secunda Second Sunday, High School Immersive Experience, Cleary Days, Night at the Museum, and offsite partner events
• Develop programs and program activities as needed
• Complete other duties as assigned related to museum exhibits and other projects

Skills

• Artifact handling
• Museum registration and collections management basics
• Program and event development
• Nonprofit cultural organization administration basics

Requirements
Must be a Cleary University Student
Must be available to work at Secunda Museum events