Curator 1, 2, or 3Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4865012) ApplyCurator 1, 2, or 3Salary $2,922.00 - $5,734.00 MonthlyLocation Baton Rouge, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob NumberCRT-2025-206802-PWDepartmentCulture Rec & Tourism-State MuseumOpening Date03/11/2025Closing Date3/25/2025 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationThis is a full-time position located at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.About this position:The Office of State Museum's (OSM) mission is to collect, preserve, and present, as an educational resource, objects of art, artifacts, and the like that reflect Louisiana's history, art, and culture for citizens of and visitors to the State of Louisiana.Curator 1, 2, or 3 of the Capitol Park Museum performs professional work supporting community programming and curatorial needs at the Louisiana State Museum site in Baton Rouge. This position works in conjunction with and is supervised by the Regional Museum Division Director.This position is in a Career Progression Group to aCurator 3. As part of a Career Progression Group,vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Curator 1, 2, or 3 based on the qualifications of the selected applicant. Please refer to the "Class Specifications" page by clickinghere (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/classspecs) , for specific information of salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each levelNo Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana) ” link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes. Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.For further information about this vacancy contact:Pacee WallaceDepartment of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism1051 N. 3rdStreet Baton Rouge, LA 70802Phone: 225-342-8202pwallace@crt.la.govMinimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor’s degree in museum studies, a humanities field, historic preservation, or fine arts; OR A bachelor’s degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology. Job ConceptsFunction of Work:To perform and supervise the curatorial activities for a museum or historic sites program.Level of Work:Entry.Supervision Received:General from a Curator 2 or 3, Historic Site or Recreation Area Manager, Parks District Manager, Museum Division Director, Historic Preservation Director, Archives Assistant Administrator, Architectural Historian Manager, or other higher ranking agency administrator.Supervision Exercised:Functional over lower ranking museum or historic area personnel.Location of Work:Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Office of State Parks, Office of State Museum, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation; or Department of State or other agency responsible for operating a small museum (visitation of less than 50,000; less than 5 permanent employees).Job Distinctions:Differs from Curator 2 by the absence of responsibility for a larger museum/program.Examples of WorkPerforms curatorial activities for a museum program at a state park Level I commemorative, preservation, or recreation area.Plans, constructs, and displays exhibits both in the museum and on site.Schedules and conducts tours; develops oral presentations for such tours.Selects and assigns tour guides and maintenance staff.Develops and implements conservation and preservation plans of historical artifacts and buildings.Maintains records, prepares reports, and conducts correspondence regarding the museum or historic preservation program.Performs research to develop interpretative items.Performs accessing and cataloging activities of museum materials.Catalogues site forms on historic buildings and places, checks and continually accessions additional site forms for inventory.Develops projects to produce measured architectural drawings of landmark buildings, checks for quality and maintains archival collections.Prepares and presents slide presentations and speeches to interested groups on and off site.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the GovernorState employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Do you possess a bachelor degree in museum studies, a humanities field, historic preservation, or fine arts?
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Do you possess a bachelor degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology.?
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EmployerState of LouisianaAddressFor agency contact information, please refer tothe supplemental information above.Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802Phone(866) 783-5462Websitehttp://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfmApplyPlease verify your email addressVerify Email
