Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

As a Museum Specialist you will:

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Oversee the accessioning and cataloging of the collections and maintains manual and automated collections inventories and file systems.
• Manage the proper conservation, preservation, and restoration of collections where assigned.
• Develop and implement improvements in utilizing space, identifies needs, and seeks solutions for additional space and equipment.
• Supervise the movement of objects, especially those used in an active public performance environment.
• Consider loan requests from outside sources and makes recommendations to colleagues regarding issues of the request and the safety of the objects.

Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-11739085-23-EB. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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3. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections based management in a museum setting. Duties Such As; accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions;

AND

- Experience with museum collections management databases Duties Such As; The Museum Software (TMS), PastPerfect Museum Software, Re: Discovery Software, or other museum specific collections management database software;

AND

- Managing incoming and outgoing loans of artifacts in a museum setting Duties Such As; loan requests paperwork, insurance, shipping logistics, loans registration, and electronic (TMS) and hard copy records related to all loans.

For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections-based management in a museum setting. Examples may include; accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions;

AND

- Inventory control consisting of records, reports and resolving inventory anomalies according to established SOPs and or procedures

OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position; (Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled.)

OR

You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Interpersonal Skills, Technical, and Problem Solving. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score of 85 or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority