Career Opportunities - Vacancy Announcement

Guest Services Staff
State Historical Society of North Dakota

Location: Bismarck, ND
Salary: $11.00 to $13.00 per hour
Closing Date: July 8, 2013
Position Number: 701Guest
Requisition Number: None
Status: Part-time (15-30 hours per week, work day typically start at 7:30 a.m.), Temporary, Ongoing duration
Type of Recruitment: Internal/External
Date Posted to Web: June 18, 2013

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years’ experience in front line customer service or related experience.
• An engaging, enthusiastic, and outgoing personality.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of a personal computer, with knowledge and use of a word processing package, and experience in Windows, spreadsheets, and databases.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lift and move 40 pounds and the ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time.

Summary of Work:

The State Historical Society of North Dakota is expanding the museum located in the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. We are excited about the expansion and are looking for someone to help greet and provide information to guests. This person will also assist with special events. Duties include:

• Welcome and orient visitors, including children of all ages, providing assistance to visitors, facility users, and assisting with special events.
• Organize and maintain visitor brochures and handouts.
• Set up and tear down of audio visual equipment for meetings and programs.
• Assist with facility rental paperwork: contracts, schedules, invoicing.
• Fulfill requests for information received by the communication and education division.
• Substitute for visitor services coordinator in case of absence.
• Communicate with other staff and volunteers.
• Supervise adult and teen volunteers at the information desk.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/701Guest.html

Museum Store Assistant Manager
ND Heritage Center, Bismarck ND
State Historical Society of North Dakota

Location: Bismarck
Salary: $13.00 to $16.00 per hour
Closing Date: July 8, 2013
Position Number: None
Requisition Number: None
Status: 40 hours a week - no benefits
Type of Recruitment: Internal, External
Job Order Number: None
Date Posted to Web: June 17, 2013

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five years related retail store experience of which one year must include the supervision of staff. A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, management or other closely related field may substitute for two years of related work experience.
• Experience providing training, supervising and scheduling staff.
• Experience answering routine customer questions, e-mails, mail and phone inquiries.
• Experience with cash registers, inputting customer sales, and reconciling cash drawer.
• Ability to lift and move 40 pounds, climbing ladders and portable stairs, and the ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Summary of Work:
The State Historical Society of North Dakota is expanding the museum store located in the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. We are excited about the expansion and are looking for an assistant store manager. This person will assist with the daily operations of the store which includes the supervision and training of a small staff, monitoring inventory, opening and closing the museum store, running reports and assisting customers. While we try to maintain as much flexibility as possible, this position will be required to help cover weekends. The museum store is open most days from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and may occasionally be open evenings for special events.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/701Museum.html

Address:
612 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
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Hours:
Museum Store: 8am - 5pm M-F; Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm.
State Archives: 8am - 4:30pm., M-F, except legal holidays, and 2nd Sat. of each month, 10am - 4:30 pm.
State Historical Society offices: 8am - 5pm M-F, except legal holidays.

Contact Us:
phone: (701) 328-2666
fax: (701) 328-3710
email: histsoc@nd.gov