Museum Assistant - Besser Museum
Posted on 1/17/25
Job Description: Besser Museum is currently seeking a highly organized and proactive individual to fill the role of Museum Assistant. As the Museum Assistant, your ability to multitask, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal skills will be essential in ensuring the smooth operation of the museum and facilitating effective communication.
Status: This is a full-time position: 40 hours a week. Qualified candidates must be available to work Saturdays 10am – 4pm. Occasional evenings as needed. Compensation starts at $15/hour plus benefits.
Purpose: The Museum Assistant is responsible for helping museum staff in all areas of museum operations when and where needed. This position will help advance Besser Museum’s mission to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit authentic articles and artifacts of art, history, and science to inspire curiosity, foster community pride, and cultivate personal legacy.
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Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is frequently very active and often requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
DISCLAIMER: The information presented above indicates the general nature or level or work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
Apply: Send resume to cwitulski@bessermuseum.org or mail to Besser Museum, 491 Johnson Street, Alpena, MI 49707.