{"id":10214,"date":"2014-06-03T10:37:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=10214"},"modified":"2014-06-03T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T15:37:32","slug":"conservation-technician-office-of-the-clerk-of-civil-district-court-for-the-parish-of-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2014\/06\/03\/conservation-technician-office-of-the-clerk-of-civil-district-court-for-the-parish-of-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Technician, Office of the Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservation Technician Position<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Office of the Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans is seeking qualified individuals to perform general conservation treatment and perform condition surveys of archival collection materials.\u00a0 This is a technical position following well established national conservation guidelines to evaluate the condition of archival materials and perform repair and preservation techniques to stabilize materials.
\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities<\/strong>
\nCandidate should have experience in book or paper conservation, experience using conservation tools, and knowledge of conservation equipment and handling techniques. Experience with digital photography is also desirable.
\nCandidate should be able to handle, humidify, flatten, and mend damaged and possibly moldy archival documents and bindings.\u00a0 Minor to advanced book repair will be assigned and performed as needed.\u00a0 Candidates should be able to create custom enclosures including phase boxes, \u201ctuxedo boxes,\u201d post bindings and additional unique housings as directed by supervisor.\u00a0 Batching skills are necessary.
\nConservation technicians must be highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work under pressure.\u00a0 One must utilize excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with team members and to convey changes in scope of work that may affect multiple project deadlines.\u00a0 Applicants must support the mission to preserve archival materials for public use and be able to perform quality control of in-house repairs and contracted library binding.\u00a0 Technicians must have the ability to follow instructions and to establish and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and the public.
\nSuccessful candidates have good time management skills, ability to multitask, ability to meet deadlines while organizing and prioritizing daily treatments in addition to compiling accurate statistics on work performed.\u00a0 Technicians need to work independently and consult supervisors to resolve problems, set protocol and perform work as needed.\u00a0 Candidates must have the ability to maintain and manage tools, equipment, and conservation supplies and to be flexible with changes in work location and tasks.
\nTraining and Experience Requirements<\/strong>
\nHigh school diploma or equivalent needed, along with training in conservation or equivalent field.\u00a0 Two years additional education preferred. Must be 18 years of age and degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.
\nPhysical requirement<\/strong>
\nThe tasks demand the ability to work for long periods while standing, to lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds and to perform repetitive activities.\u00a0 Applicants must have excellent manual dexterity, be able to push book carts between building floors and be able to work in an environment with dust.
\nPreferred Requirement:\u00a0 <\/strong>Experience working in a library or archive, awareness of archival terminology and functions and previous experience performing collection condition surveys and designing repairs is preferred.
\nThe position is full time and salary is commensurate with experience.\u00a0\u00a0 Applicants send resume with cover letter to: Sally Reeves, Archivist,\u00a0\u00a0 (sreeves@orleanscdc.com).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conservation Technician Position The Office of the Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans is seeking qualified individuals to perform general conservation treatment and perform condition surveys of archival collection materials.\u00a0 This is a technical position following well established national conservation guidelines to evaluate the condition of archival materials and perform repair … Continue reading “Conservation Technician, Office of the Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}