Title: Collections Management Technician #W0008

State Role Title: Education Support Spec I

Hiring Range: $20.00 per hour

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Gunston Hall

Location: Gunston Hall

Agency Website: www.gunstonhall.org

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Gunston Hall is pleased to announce an opening for a part-time Collections Management Technician at an unparalleled historic site on scenic Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia. This position is focused on the preservation of George Mason’s Gunston Hall through routine maintenance of its historic mansion and collections areas.

Job duties include:
• Routine cleaning of historic mansion house and outbuildings.
• Routine cleaning of Visitor Center galleries and exhibits.
• Routine cleaning of archive, research library, collections workroom, and collections storage.
• Implementing Integrated Pest Management procedures throughout the mansion and collections areas.
• Monitoring and documenting environmental conditions for the historic mansion and collections areas.
• Conducting regular inventory of all collections materials housed on-site.
• Handling, packing, unpacking, and moving collections objects.
• Maintaining a digital collections database.
• Producing condition reports on for collections objects.
• Supporting Curator in implementing preservation objectives for the historic mansion and collections objects.
• Assisting Curator in basic repairs for site.
• Attending meetings with community stakeholders.
• Assisting interns, volunteers, and visiting scholars with research during library and collections visits.
• Conducting object photography.
• Assisting Curator with collections research and exhibition development.
• Assisting Marketing Manager and Curator with production of collections-based social media and newsletter content.
• Working special events when requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position opened on 10/16/26 and will remain open until filled. In accordance with posting requirements, the position will remain advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days. The agency may close the recruitment after the required posting period. Applications received after the recruitment has been closed will not be considered.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to conduct routine cleaning appropriate to historic sites and museum objects.
• Ability to follow an Integrated Pest Management policy.
• Ability to produce and maintain accurate documentation for collections inventory, museum environmental conditions, and object condition.
• Ability to foster working relationships with staff, volunteers, interns and community stakeholders.
• Ability to stoop, bend, climb stairs, and lift up to 25 pounds unassisted.
• Flexibility to work some evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Additional Considerations

• Familiarity with best-practice procedures for historic preservation preferred.
• Familiarity with best-practice procedures for object handling preferred.
• Familiarity with basic preventive conservation guidelines preferred.
• Familiarity with collections management software preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite or similar software.
• Familiarity with photo-editing software, such as Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, or similar.

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.

State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number of the fax cover sheet. Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call 804-225-2131 for assistance.
State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the Recruitment Management System (RMS). Applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State applications and or in resumes. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application, resume, or other relevant documents provided; therefore, it is essential for applicants to supply detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application/resume, or a state application/resume lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility. This website will provide confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS Account to check the status of your application for this position.
All applicants are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.

E-Verify and Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact Information

Name: Kimberly Crutchfield

Phone: 804-292-6542

Email: Kimberly.Crutchfield@dhrm.virginia.gov

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.