Heritage & Museum Programs Assistant — Bilingual

County-of-El-Paso,-T; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

County of El Paso is seeking an entry-level Heritage Programs Assistant to support countywide heritage tourism, museum operations, historic preservation, visitor services, and educational programming. You will assist with collections management, exhibit preparation, guided tours, and public engagement initiatives while aligning with THC guidance and county policies.

Responsibilities include supporting exhibits, archiving, outreach, and program evaluation, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, Museum Studies, History, Anthropology, Public History, or related field.
• Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cataloging, inventory, and documentation of artifacts countywide in accordance with accepted museum standards and THC guidance;
• Assist with safe handling, unpacking, movement, storage organization, and transportation of museum objects and materials in accordance with established collections procedures and preventive conservation standards under supervision;
• Assist with monitoring museum storage and exhibit environments and report conditions or issues that may affect the preservation, security, or condition of collections and exhibits.
• Assist with the installation, preparation, gallery maintenance, modification, and removal of temporary and permanent exhibits, displays, interpretive materials and gallery spaces under established procedures and direction;
• Conduct basic research to support exhibit development, grants, and interpretive planning; Assist with preparation and delivery of educational programs, materials and supplies, workshops, demonstrations and other public programming and tours under the direction of museum staff;
• Enter and update collections, exhibits, visitor, program, and other Museum records in applicable databases and tracking systems under established procedures and consistent with County records retention policies;
• Assist with site visits, research, documentation, inventories, photographs, and other information-gathering activities related to County historic properties, landmarks, historic preservation projects, and cultural resource initiatives;
• Support the development of educational materials, curriculum resources, exhibits, and interpretive content that promote El Paso County history and heritage;
• Assist in maintaining archives, oral history collections, photographs, maps, and other historical records that support County preservation and educational efforts;
• Assist with compiling and maintaining documentation and information needed for grant applications; reports, and related funding activities as assigned;
• Assist with and, as trained and assigned, conduct guided tours and basic interpretive activities for visitors, school groups, community organizations, and the general public using approved interpretive materials and information;
• Provide routine visitor services, including greeting visitors, providing general information, assisting with admissions, responding to basic visitor inquiries, and directing visitors to appropriate resources or staff;
• Assist with the setup, preparation, operation, and breakdown of Museum programs, cultural events, exhibits, tours, and public activities;
• Assist with maintaining Museum galleries, public spaces, exhibit areas, and program areas in a clean, orderly, safe, and visitor-ready condition and report maintenance or safety concerns to appropriate staff;
• Assist with community outreach activities, festivals, public events, and other activities that promote County museums, historic sites, and cultural resources;
• Assist with collecting attendance, visitor feedback, program participation, and other routine information used to support Museum program reporting and evaluation;
• Performs such other related duties as may be assigned;
• Must have the ability to work weekends, evenings and holidays as required;
• Substitutes, if assigned, during temporary absences by performing delegated duties sufficient to maintain continuity of normal operations;
• Commits self to providing excellent customer service and demonstrate commitment through cooperative team and individual efforts;
• Creates a high-quality work culture through participation in and emphasis on training and mentoring to develop leadership, management, and technical skills in self and all employees, including safety related training and skills;
• May require travel throughout El Paso County; and
• As members of the County of El Paso Emergency Response System, all El Paso County employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers during a proclaimed emergency and may be required to train on emergency response and/or perform certain emergency services at the direction of their supervisor.

Skills

Bilingual English-Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

County of El Paso is seeking an entry-level Heritage Programs Assistant to support countywide heritage tourism, museum operations, historic preservation, visitor services, and educational programming. You will assist with collections management, exhibit preparation, guided tours, and public engagement initiatives while aligning with THC guidance and county policies.

Responsibilities include supporting exhibits, archiving, outreach, and program evaluation, with opportunities to contribute to