Job Listing: Museum Technician

Name of Organization - Monticello

Job Title – Museum Technician

Compensation - $17.12/hour

Type -  Full-time

Apply - Museum Technician Application

Summary - Monticello is seeking a technician to maintain historic interiors and collection spaces and assist with other Collections department functions. This position will involve the daily cleaning and maintenance work while occasionally standing on ladders and scaffolding, assist with registration and records data, and take the lead in monitoring the environment of the collection including temperature, humidity, and light-level monitoring.

Work schedule for this position is Tuesday to Saturday from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm. This position will also require some holiday, night, and weekend work with advanced notice.

Responsibilities – 

•Daily cleaning and maintenance of collections, collections spaces, and historic interiors.

•Prepare objects for storage, transport, study, or photography.

•Participate in installation and de-installation which can require lifting heavy objects.

•Participate in inventory of collections objects and assist with condition reporting.

•Maintain collections records and perform data entry in Re:Discovery Proficio.

•Maintain outdoor exhibit spaces and collection of props.

•Assist with supervising special events, media access, and research visits to collections and historic interiors.

•Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities –

•Demonstrated object-handling skills, and hands-on collection experience in a museum setting. Experience working in a historic house is preferred.

•Demonstrated knowledge of preventative conservation techniques and understanding of condition concerns for a variety of media and materials.

•High level of computer literacy and collections management software is ideal.

•High level of attention to detail and ability to multitask and prioritize duties.

•Undergraduate degree in Art, Art History, Museum Studies, or related field preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Considerations:

•Cleaning and maintenance work while standing on ladders and scaffolding.

•Ability to lift 50 pounds.

•The historic house is comprised of four floors joined by narrow stairs; climbing, walking, and carrying objects up and down stairs will also be required.

We provide:

•Excellent benefits package (including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) retirement savings plan plus 6% match, life insurance, and more)

•Free admission to Monticello and partner institutions

•Discount in the Monticello Café, gift shop, and Monticello online catalog

•Fitness club membership discount.

•Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free for employee and dependents.

•$500 employee referral bonus.

•Generous Paid Time Off

To apply: visit Monticello.org

Application materials must include: a cover letter, resume, and names and contact information for three professional references.

About the Thomas Jefferson Foundation

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation has a twofold mission of preservation and education, and was incorporated in 1923 to preserve Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Today, the Foundation seeks to bring history forward into national and global dialogues by engaging audiences with Jefferson's world and ideas, and sharing the history of everyone, enslaved and free, who lived and labored at Monticello. Monticello is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, a United Nations World Heritage Site and a Site of Conscience.