Clarification from the agency

Open to U.S. Citizens/U.S. Nationals who are Recent graduates and have completed a degree or certificate from a qualifying education institution within the previous 2 years. Veterans unable to apply within 2 years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have a full 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. The eligibility period for veterans must be within 6 years of degree completion.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-07. 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.

As a Conservation Technician, you will:

• Perform conservation treatment of moderate to high complexity on archival records that are unique and of moderate to high value. Incumbent also develops creative solutions for housing archival records in varying condition and format.
• Perform treatment on groups of archival records and develops safe and efficient mechanisms for handling multiple items.
• Perform a variety of conservation treatments, including dry cleaning, mending with special paper or heat-set tissue, guarding, lining, humidification and flattening, washing, deacidification, encapsulation, and the creation of custom housings.
• Handle archival records and performs all conservation treatment in conformance with procedures and standards established by the supervisory conservator.
  

Conditions of employment

Pathways Recent Graduates Program Requirements:

If selected, you MUST:

1. Adhere to the Recent Graduates Program requirements.
2. Adhere to an established work schedule.
3. Perform, successfully, the assigned duties listed in your position description.
4. Participate in Department training classes or programs.
5. Create an Individual Development Plan (IDP) with assistance from your manager.
6. Select a mentor within 90 days of your date of hire.
7. Attend regularly scheduled meetings with mentor.
8. Sign a Pathways Participant Agreement.

Following the completion of program requirements, selectees may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement. Program requirements include but are not limited to:

• Successful completion of at least 1-year of continuous service;
• Demonstration of successful job performance;
• Completion of at least 40 hours of interactive training; and
• Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate may be converted.

Candidates will be selected for a job assigned to one of the official duty stations listed in this announcement. Failure to report to duty at the location for which the candidate is selected may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Subject to a one year trial period.
• 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.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• 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.
• Works in a laboratory environment and incurs some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, recurring bending, stooping, stretching, reaching, lifting or similar activities, use of physical force and strength in handling objects. Lifting of moderate weight (30-40 pounds) in the form of archival records and supplies is also required.
  

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-5, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. This experience must be related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. For this position, specialized experience is defined as experience:

- Handling archival records in a museum, archives or library setting

OR

EDUCATION: You may substitute education for experience as follows: 4 years above high school

OR

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: You may qualify with a combination of specialized experience and related education.

NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

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

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference eligibles will be considered before non-preference-eligibles.

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.