About the Position: Works under the supervision of the Museum Director. Receives day to day assignments from the Arms Curator and Exhibit Specialist in support of curatorial staff, exhibition program, and maintenance of the collection storage areas. Performs technical duties in support of the historical collections of the West Point Museum, with responsibility for the loans program of weapons and/or other artifacts required to support the Dean's academic agenda.

Duties

Maintain a loan collection of arms, art, and other historical collections. Maintain a loan collection of education and exhibit support property. Assist Curators in collection related tasks in storage areas, or in the development of museum displays. May provide lectures to cadets/public as required. Maintain security room storage, its security and contents, for use by the Museum at West Point. Issue and receive artifacts and museum support property in accordance with academic teaching schedules. Inspect artifacts upon return for any damage. Clean artifacts and museum support property upon return for loan. Issue hand receipts and maintain appropriate records. Assist Exhibit Specialist with museum displays. Coordinate transportation of artifacts (to include Small Arms/Light Weapons, art and uniforms) on a routine basis.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a Background Security Investigation.
• This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
• This position has an irregular tour of duty and may require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, and in other situations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience related to museum work, to include collections management; automated collections accountability; collections care and storage; artifact research methods; use of office management techniques. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full academic year of related graduate level education such as Museum Studies or History, or superior academic achievement. OR Combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your combined amount, first determine the amount of your specialized experience as a percentage of the experience requirement listed above; then determine the amount of your graduate education in excess of one full year as a percentage of the education requirement listed above; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal 100 percent to qualify. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceHistory and ArchaeologyTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-5).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W3YUAA HQDA, USA, CNTR OF MIL HIST DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk