Placer County

Museum Curator - Supervising (#11772)

$31.19-$38.95 Hourly / $5,406.27-$6,751.33 Monthly / $64,875.20-$81,016.00 Yearly

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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 loaned 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:

  • Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise, monitor, and review the work of assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff and volunteers consistent with the Museum Division’s work plan. 
  • Participate in the selection of staff; provide or coordinate staff training; conduct performance evaluations; recommend discipline; implement discipline procedures as directed. 
  • 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. 
  • Receive after-hours alarm calls and respond accordingly, including notifying proper authorities and management. 
  • 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.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in both an indoor office environment with controlled temperature conditions and in the field requiring travel to various locations throughout the County in a variety of outdoor weather conditions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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 (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in archives, collections, education, cultural resources, or general museum duties, including one (1) 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, the humanities, or related field. A master’s degree in museum studies or related field is desirable.

Required 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.
  • Museum exhibit design, interpretation, and installation.

Ability to:

  • On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; interpret and evaluate staff reports; understand, identify, interpret, recall, explain, and apply laws, regulations, codes, rules and department policies; complete tasks with frequent interruptions; analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, and project consequences of proposed actions.
  • On a continuous basis, sit at desk and in meetings for long periods of time; intermittently walk, stand, reach, push, pull, bend, squat, crouch, climb, stoop, kneel or twist to reach equipment surrounding desk and while cataloging, conducting tours, assisting with exhibit installation, or working in the field; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; use telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means; see with sufficient acuity to read characters and decipher colors on a computer screen and in museum exhibits; lift moderate weight.
  • Organize, coordinate, and supervise the work of staff and volunteers in the development and implementation of museum educational programs.
  • Administer policies, guidelines, and procedures.
  • Use a computer, calculator, telephone, facsimile machine, and photocopy machine.
  • Read, analyze, evaluate, and summarize written materials and statistical data.
  • Apply the principles and practices of motivation, team building and conflict resolution.
  • Perform basic and fundamental mathematical and statistical calculations accurately.
  • 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.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Length of Probation: 

All permanent appointments to this classification shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) calendar months or two thousand eighty (2,080) hours, whichever is more. 

Bargaining Unit: 

 General

CLASS: 11772; EST: 11/14/2016; REV: 5/8/2023;