Historical Interpreter I - HS65037751

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus of $1500

Job summary

The Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site in North Carolina seeks an Educational Interpreter I to conduct interpretive programs, give tours, and manage living history demonstrations for visitors.

The role includes coordinating school tours, assisting with events, and supporting research for exhibits while performing clerical tasks and operating the site gift shop.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with two years’ museum tour experience.
• Experience in giving tours at a museum or historic site.
• Experience with living history interpretation.
• Experience with social media management and Canva.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate school group tours and general tours.
• Provide guided tours and living history demonstrations to visitors.
• Assist with event planning, logistics, promotion and rentals.
• Conduct research for projects, educational programs and exhibits.

Skills

Tour guiding

Living history interpretation

Social media management

Canva

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Canva

Video editing software

Job description

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) enriches people's lives through education and stewardship of North Carolina's natural and cultural resources. DNCR manages over 100 locations across the state, including historic sites, museums, state parks, trails, aquariums, the North Carolina Zoo, the Library of North Carolina, the State Archives, the North Carolina Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program. These programs and places unite North Carolinians, create a shared identity, and provide common ground. For more information, please visit www.dncr.nc.gov. We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team.

Description of Work

The Historical Interpreter I will serve as the site's Education Coordinator and is responsible for conducting interpretive programs, demonstrations and special events, conduct tours and programs as part of visitor services, give general on-site and off-site presentations, provide living history demonstrations, conduct appropriate artifact management and care techniques, coordinate a docent program, research topics, perform clerical and financial duties, operate gift shop, greet visitors and help with site maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate school group tours/general tours.
• Conduct visitor services including guided tours, living history demonstrations, greeting visitors.
• Assist with event planning, logistics, promotion and rentals.
• Perform research for projects, educational programs and exhibits.
• Perform clerical duties, operate gift shop and help with site maintenance.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Recruitment Range: $31,200.00 - $39,000.00

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.

Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required.

Applicants who possess the following are preferred:

• Experience with giving tours in a museum or historic site setting.
• Experience with living history interpretation and/or historic trades.
• Experience with social media management and the use of Canva and other video/graphic editing software.

Position/Physical Requirements

• Must be available to work the schedule of Tuesday - Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm.
• Must have a valid driver's license issued from within the United States or be able to obtain one within 90 days of employment.
• Must be able to do light physical activity - lifting up to 20lbs with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to climb a ladder.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of $1500 is being offered for eligible candidates.

Location

This position is located at: 264 Governor Aycock Rd. Fremont, NC 27840

Minimum Education and Experience

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND two years of experience in giving museum tours; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Section/Unit Description

The Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site, located between Goldsboro and Fremont in Wayne County, is an 18-acre tract of land which encompasses eight historic buildings, a visitor center and a maintenance building. The site serves four interpretive functions, (1) birthplace and boyhood home of Charles Brantley Aycock, forty-fifth governor of the State of North Carolina, (2) location of a restored one-room schoolhouse representative of the era before Aycock's term as Governor, (3) a surviving example of a mid-nineteenth century farmstead in eastern North Carolina and (4) as a site for the preservation and interpretation of many mid-nineteenth century dom