Title: Weekend Manager-Jackson House Museum

State Role Title: Admin & Office Specialist III

Hiring Range: Based on qualifications & experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location: Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website: www.vmi.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

VMI is accepting applications for a part-time Weekend Manager for the Jackson House Museum.

Job Duties:

• Open/close the site including processing the end of the day cash reports.
• Give tours and assist visitors on the self-guided tour.
• Greet visitors, sell merchandise, and sell tour tickets in the museum store as needed.
• Restock merchandise as needed.
• Assist staff with special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Neat, businesslike appearance.
• Ability to communicate historical information accurately to visitors.
• Alertness, sensitivity to the needs and interests of museum visitors and store customers.
• Promptness, reliability, maturity, and sound judgment.
• Ability to follow routine procedures and to enforce policies.
• Ability to operate the cash register, computer, and business telephone.
• Ability to multitask.
• Must be able to work Saturdays and Sundays.

Additional Considerations

Starting pay rate is $17.00/hour.

Please include a resume, cover letter, and contact information for 3 professional references.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Tamara Wade

Phone: 540-464-7322

Email: hroffice@vmi.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.