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Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care

Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care

Historic Ships in Baltimore, a division of Living Classrooms Foundation, is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care. The Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care reports to the Executive Director and is in charge, primarily, of the day to day, mid-term and long-term maintenance and preservation of the Historic Ships fleet, buildings and storage spaces and the supervision of maintenance and preservation staff.

Qualified candidates must have knowledge of both steel and wooden ship construction and maintenance, electrical and mechanical systems, plumbing and HVAC. Candidate needs to be willing and able to cultivate, manage, work with and supervise volunteers and exhibit proficiency and experience in project planning and management, material procurement and personnel management. Qualified candidates should also exhibit a familiarity with historic vessel preservation, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Vessel Preservation, and basic collections management. Finally, a qualified candidate must be able to show that they can produce quality results and work cohesively as a member of the team at Historic Ships in Baltimore.

The regular work week for the Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care is Tuesday through Saturday to take full advantage of, and to supervise and interact with the volunteer force, who are primarily on site on Saturdays. While in many respects a managerial position, prospective candidates must also be physically able to access all areas on board the vessels of our historic fleet and engage in physical activity similar to that of a shipyard worker.

Interested candidates must provide the following information:

Resume, including cover letter and any supporting information
Salary requirements
At least three professional references.

These should be sent via e-mail to: hr@livingclassrooms.org with the subject line "Historic Ships Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care Search" or via regular mail to:

Human Resources

Living Classrooms Foundation

Attn: Historic Ships Chief: Ships, Facilities and Collections Care Search

802 S. Caroline Street

Baltimore, MD 21231

Applications should be received no later than Friday, March 29, 2013.

Historic Ships in Baltimore reserves the right to hire a qualified candidate before the application deadline.

Museum Educator / Guide

Historic Ships in Baltimore is pleased to offer to qualified candidates, the opportunity to apply for a position on the Ship's Crew as a public programs educator and interpreter. As an intermediate position of seniority within the Ship's Crew, the Museum Educator reports directly to the Museum Interpretation Coordinator and works with other crew members and the general public who visit Historic Ships in Baltimore. Traits essential for this position include being an effective co-worker, possessing a positive work ethic, and employing superior public-speaking and communication skills.

A Museum Educator assists with and supervises special events, day programs, and overnight activities; learns and provides public presentations, tours, day programs, and overnight activities. A Museum educator who attains the rating of Chief works closely with and supervises Ship's Crew members to develop their ability to learn and deliver presentations and to become more effective museum employees. A Chief Educator will also supervise and manage education day programs, overnight programs, and serve as the lead crewperson during special event staffing. All Museum Educators maintain and, while on duty, wear a replica period enlisted uniform and assist with and supervise the completion of daily clean-up, preventive maintenance, and curatorial preservation in the museum and on board the ships.

Flexibility and availability for working and for museum overnight camp-out programs is a must. An applicant must be a graduate from an accredited high school or must have received a GED equivalent, have completed at least one full year of college or have equivalent experience, and be available up to 40 hours per week.

Starting Salary is $10.00 per hour, and museum educators are eligible after 90 days to accumulate paid personal time off as well as enrollment in the Living Classrooms Foundation employee health coverage. After 1000 hours, employees are eligible to participate in the Foundation’s 403(b) program. Upon completion of their training, Museum Educators receive a 10-20% pay bonus for overnight work and 10% additional pay for qualifying as a Chief Educator. Please send resume and cover letter to the Interpretation Coordinator, Brian Auer at bauer@historicships.org

Overnight Program Educator/Leader

A great job for full-time students or someone looking for supplemental part-time work, Historic Ships in Baltimore is looking to fill positions for educator/leader for our standard shipboard overnight programs. Overnight Educators will generally work only 2 nights a week. Overnight hours vary depending upon the site, group size, and assignment but are generally about 18 hrs long, including sleeping time. Overnight programs are usually, but are not always, on Friday and Saturday nights.

Overnight programs are educational, immersive, living-history experiences provided on board one of our three historic vessels: USCGC Taney; USS Constellation; and USS Torsk. Overnight Leaders must be able to coordinate preparation of food, overnight educator assignments, overnight activities and programs, and some administration while getting 6-8 hours of sleep during the program.

Overnight Educators MUST be able to work all weekend nights. Requirements for this position include expectation and ability to quickly learn 6-8 presentations and activities and the standard histories for three ships, ability to coordinate large groups of visitors, excellent public speaking skills, and ability to work with children. Please submit inquiries and resumes to the Interpretation Coordinator, Brian Auer at bauer@historicships.org.

Summer SuperKids Camp Educator

Historic Ships in Baltimore is pleased to offer to qualified candidates, the opportunity to apply for a position on the Ship's Crew as a summer SuperKids Camp educator. Historic Ships in Baltimore is an enrichment site for Baltimore City Parks and People’s SuperKids Camp program. SuperKids Camp integrates reading and math into the traditional “fun” aspects of camp so while the campers have fun they also improve their literacy and math skills.

As an intermediate level position of seniority within the Ship's Crew, SuperKids Educators reports directly to the Museum Education Coordinator and work with other crew members and SuperKids campers and counselors. Traits essential for this position include being an effective co-worker, possessing a positive work ethic, and employing superior public-speaking and communication skills.

A SuperKids Educator assists with and supervises day programs and learns and provides public presentations, tours, and day programs. Candidates are expected to learn 6-8 presentations and activities and the standard histories for four ships and a lighthouse, to coordinate large groups of visitors, demonstrate excellent public speaking skills, and to work with children. All Museum Educators maintain and, while on duty, wear a prescribed uniform and assist with and supervise the completion of daily clean-up, preventive maintenance, and curatorial preservation in the museum and on board the ships.

Availability for working Monday-Friday June 11-August 2 is a must. An applicant must be a graduate from an accredited high school or must have received a GED equivalent, have completed at least one full year of college or have equivalent experience, and be available up to 30 hours per week.

Salary is $10.00 per hour. Please send resume and cover letter to the Interpretation Coordinator, Brian Auer at bauer@historicships.org

Historic Ships in Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer.