Placer Employment Opportunities

Museum Curator - Supervising

Recruitment #2017-11772-01

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Introduction

This is a promotional recruitment - only current, permanent County employees are eligible to apply.

Placer County is currently recruiting for one permanent full time Museum Curator - Supervising. The Museums division is one of 20 divisions under the Department of Public Works and Facilities.  This division provides exhibits and educational programs such as living history, community heritage education programs, and special events for Placer County residents and visitors. Staff and volunteers process and preserve historic artifacts and documents by keeping them in a controlled environment and implement protective measures to ensure that the physical evidence of our history will be available for future generations. For more information about the Department of Public Works and Facilities, please click HERE.

Placer County is comprised of over 1,400 square miles of beautiful and diverse geography, ranging from the residential and commercial areas of South Placer, westward through the historic foothill areas of Auburn, Foresthill, and Colfax, and to the County's jewel of the North Lake Tahoe basin. Placer is a great place to live, work, play and learn. For more information about Placer County, please visit www.placer.ca.gov.

POSITION INFORMATION

With an office in the Historic Courthouse in Auburn, California, the Supervising Curator is responsible for supervising the three professional museum curators and overseeing the education and volunteer programs. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and organizational skills supplemented with experience in museum curation, museum educational programs, exhibit development, volunteer management, and general knowledge of accepted museum standards and practices. 

 The Museum occupies the first floor of Auburn's historic Courthouse (see below).

 

DEFINITION

To plan, organize, direct, evaluate and supervise the activities of professional and administrative staff and museum volunteers in caring for and interpreting objects belonging to or lent to the County museums; to perform a variety of professional and technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility; coordinate and oversee volunteer programs; and to oversee and administer the most difficult and complex museum projects and program areas as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Supervisor level recognizes positions that perform full, first-line supervisory responsibilities including planning, assigning and evaluating the work of subordinates and are responsible for a program area within a work unit or department and at multiple sites.

This class is distinguished from the Museums Administrator classification in that the latter provides full-time line and functional management responsibility for a division or program area within a department. 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general direction from management staff.

Exercises direct supervision over assigned professional, technical and/or clerical personnel.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Direct, supervise, monitor, and review the work of assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff and volunteers consistent with the Museum Division’s work plan; monitor work flow; review, implement and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures.
  • Select, train, motivate and evaluate assigned divisional personnel; provide or coordinate training; conduct performance evaluations for assigned staff; implement discipline procedures; maintain discipline and high standards necessary for the efficient and professional operation of the Museum Division.

  • Participate in the development, planning, and implementation of Museum Division’s goals and objectives; recommend and administer policies and procedures as necessary and upon request; conduct research and provide input regarding administrative needs and existing systems/processes.

  • Participate in the planning, coordinating, and monitoring of a variety of Museum Division’s programs such as volunteers, publicity, exhibits, and education.
  • Evaluate operations and activities of assigned responsibilities; recommend improvements and modifications; prepare various reports on operations and activities.
  • Conduct research and prepare correspondence, reports, studies, and other documentation as necessary and upon request.
  • Answer questions and provide information to the public; investigate complaints and recommend corrective action as necessary.
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other County employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
  • Maintain awareness of and participation in external professional environment and resources to ensure the highest level professional standards are applied to service delivery within the Museum Division.
  • Represent the Museum Division to the public as well as other County employees and managers in a positive and productive manner.  
  • Serve as a positive and motivational team leader as well as a positive and effective team member.
  • Perform related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

It is the applicant's responsibility to identify in their application materials how they meet the Minimum Qualifications listed below.

Experience and Training

Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

 

Experience:  Three years of increasingly responsible experience in archives, collections, education, cultural resources or general museum duties, including one year of functional and technical lead and/or supervisory responsibility.

 

Training:  Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in museum studies, history, art, anthropology, sociology, the humanities or related field.

 

 Applicants receiving their degree outside the United States must submit proof of accreditation by a recognized evaluation agency.

 

License or Certificate:

May need to possess a valid driver’s license as required by the position. Proof of adequate insurance and medical clearance may also be required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

  • Principles and practices of public administration and principles of organization, supervision, and staffing. 
  • Principles and practices of professional museum work as it applies to archives, collections, education and/or cultural resources.
  • Computer software, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database applications.
  • English usage, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
  • Pertinent local, state and federal laws, guidelines, and regulations.
  • Basic principles and practices of County-wide operations as well as the County's administration and organizational structure.
  • Computer systems and applications.
  • Principles and practices of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
  • Basic office practices, procedures and equipment.

Ability to:

  • Organize, coordinate and supervise the work of staff and volunteers in the development and implementation of museum educational programs.
  • On a continuous basis, interpret and evaluate staff reports; understand and apply laws, regulations and codes; observe performance and evaluate staff and volunteers; problem solve division related issues; remember various rules and interpret policy relevant to division’s needs.
  • On a continuous basis, sit at desk and in meetings for long periods of time.  Intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; use telephone, and to communicate through written means.
  • Administer policies, guidelines, and procedures.
  • Read, analyze, evaluate and summarize written materials and statistical data.
  • Apply the principles and practices of motivation, team building and conflict resolution.
  • Assist in negotiating agreements between differing individuals and groups.
  • Perform basic and fundamental mathematical and statistical calculations accurately.
  • Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
  • Gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion.
  • Supervise, train, and evaluate staff and volunteers.
  • Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
  • Work with various cultural and ethnic groups in a tactful and effective manner.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Training & Experience Rating (100%)

Based upon responses to the supplemental questionnaire, the applicant’s education, training and experience will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula.  Scores from this evaluation will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list.

All applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be required to respond to an online Conviction History Questionnaire, which will be sent as a link on their notification that minimum qualifications have been met.  Failure to respond to this questionnaire within (3) three calendar days of the minimum qualification notification will result in disqualification from the examination.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Prior to the date of hire, applicants must undergo a fingerprint test by the Department of Justice, pass a medical examination, which may include a drug screening and possibly a psychological evaluation, sign a constitutional oath and submit proof of U.S. citizenship or legal right to remain and work in the U.S.  For some positions, applicants may also be required to submit proof of age, undergo a background investigation and/or be bonded.

MODIFIED AGENCY SHOP

All new permanent employees, with the exception of sworn law enforcement and those in management and confidential groups, shall be required to join the employee organization or pay an 'Agency Fee' as a condition of employment.

SUBSTITUTE LISTS

The eligible list(s) resulting from this recruitment may be certified as a substitute list for a substantially similar classification.  For this purpose, a substantially similar classification is one at a lower level in the same classification (example: entry level vs. journey) and/or a similar classification (similar work performed, similar training and experience qualifications required). If you are contacted for an interview by a County department, you will be informed of the classification and other relevant information. If you choose not to interview for a substantially similar classification, you will remain on the eligible list for which you originally applied.

EMPLOYEES OF OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES

Placer County offers an expedited process for qualifying certain applicants for interviews. Candidates currently employed, or employed within the last year, by a public agency operating under a personnel civil service or merit system may be eligible to be placed on a Public Agency Eligible List and certified as eligible for appointment to a similar job assignment without going through the examination process. For more information on the Public Agency Eligible List, to download forms, or to apply, please visit our website at: http://www.jobaps.com/placer/sup/abfreenames.asp.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Thank you for your interest in employment with Placer County. Placer County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program. It is the stated policy of Placer County that harassment and retaliation is prohibited and that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment. All recruitment, hiring, transfer and promotion will be based on the qualifications of the individual for the positions being filled regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (Including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics/information), age (40 or over), marital status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws or ordinance. Please contact the Human Resources Department at least 5 working days before a scheduled examination if you require accommodation in the examination process. Medical disability verification may be required prior to accommodation.

BENEFITS

The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change.  It is advisable that applicants inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department.

Click here to view benefits for General bargaining unit

Selection Plan

Tentative Recruitment Schedule

  • 4/24/17 Minimum Qualification Screening
  • 4/24/17 Conviction Questionnaires Sent
  • 4/27/17 Conviction Questionnaires Due
  • 4/28/17 Eligibility List Established


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