Job opening: Preservationist
Salary: $30 - 36 per hour
Published at: Aug 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This Preservationist, WG-4701-9 position is located at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, MD with responsibility for the maintenance and preservation of historic and non-historic structures.
Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. All travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected employee.
Duties
In this Preservationist, WG-4701-9 position, the incumbent will perform a variety of journey level preservation work using a variety of materials and tools. Construct/fabricate cabinetry, furniture, and replicate/install historic fabrics. Construct and rehabilitate wood framed structures, furnishings, and accessories primarily within the historical and architectural aspects within all-building offices, museums, visitor centers, and workshops. Perform carpentry work and preservation elements such as structural framing, rafters, doors, windows, reconstruct, restore, or rehabilitate floors, staircases, trusses and beams, reconstruct, restore, or rehabilitate interior and exterior trim, and roofing, etc. Maintain, repair, construct and rebuild of a variety of surfaces and structures of brick, block, stone, lime-based mortar and other related materials, such as partitions, walls, walkways, foundations, etc.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:
Ability To Do the Work of the Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading)
Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.
Knowledge of materials
Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
Use of Measuring Instruments
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.
Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Contacts
- Address Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
2400 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21230-5393
US
- Name: Sharon Sample
- Phone: 267-638-1572
- Email: [email protected]
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