Description

• operation of equipment, materials and activities of assigned specialty;
• Seasonal workers at Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine will sometimes be assigned duties that require comfort with underground tunnels, caves and low ceilings. Special duties may be assigned depending on the needs of the site, including assistance with moving collections, clearing/cleaning buildings/barns, and/or assistance with research and collection management. Work hours during specified workdays may vary depending on hours of operation and special event schedule. Remaining hours may roll over at the end of the season, and schedules are to be determined with the site supervisor.
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• Performing tasks associated with visitor services including, but not limited to, site interpretation and group tours and retail services (including ticket sales, gift shop sales, and refreshing and inventorying gift shop merchandise);
• assist individuals in self-care habits, personal hygiene and proper social conduct where applicable;
• Interact directly with visitors of all ages presenting information about the museums, answering questions, assisting with program presentation, doing basic site maintenance tasks, opening and closing the facilities, making rounds of the site for security purposes, answering telephones, handling gift shop operations and ticket sales, and working special events.

Requirements

• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Social media and computer needs;
• Experience working with children in a school
• Experience operating a Point of Sales system
• oral and written communication skills;
• Incumbents in this class assigned to recreational activities must be able to perform emergency first aid as needed and certain positions will require a current Standard First Aid Certificate.
• Adequate physical strength and stamina to perform duties;
• Incumbents in this class assigned as bus drivers or operators of a motor vehicle must possess and retain a current Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator License to drive a bus and/or a Motor Vehicle Operators License as necessary.
• Seasonal workers must be able to traverse uneven terrain, three flights of stairs, and be comfortable outdoors in all types of weather; must be able to lift up to 30 pounds and remain standing for long periods of time.
• interpersonal skills;
• Some positions may require supervisory and/or leadership abilities.
• Knowledge to degree necessary for dealing with and understanding an individual’s behavior;
• Experience working at any of the four museums operated by the Department of Economic and Community Development (Eric Sloane Museum, Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, the Prudence Crandall Museum, or the Henry Whitfield Museum)
• Ability to
• techniques of assigned specialty skills;
• Knowledge of
• understand and carry out written orders and oral instructions;
• Experience as a paid staff member at a museum

Benefits

• Experienced workers in the specific functional area with another employer may be credited with such time on an equivalent basis to seasons worked and granted the same additional compensation up to the maximum hourly rate.
• Basic facilities maintenance;
• Undergraduate or graduate students may be granted additional compensation of up to $.50 more per hour (up to the maximum hourly rate) for each full year of completed education on the basis of 30 semester hours equaling one (1) year.
• Returning Seasonal Workers may receive $.50 an hour additional compensation for each season of service up to the maximum hourly rate.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance