Public Programs Assistant - LTE

Introduction

The Wisconsin Historical Society , considered one of the nation's finest historical institutions, is a State of Wisconsin government agency as well as a mission-driven entrepreneurial organization. The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. At its core, WHS believes that increasing the public's knowledge of history has profound societal, cultural, and economic benefit. Its library, archives and collections, historic sites and museums, historic preservation office, and extensive educational programs and community outreach are focused on our vision to enrich and transform lives through unparalleled access to history. Click here for more information about WHS' mission, vision, and core values.

WHS is committed to being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization because we truly believe this is the most effective way to attract, engage, and retain the best talent and the most meaningful way to support our mission.

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Position Summary

The Public Programs Assistant is responsible for supporting the public programming efforts of the Wisconsin
Historical Society. Based out of Madison, work will be taking place at the Wisconsin Society Headquarters building
(816 State St.) and the History Maker Space (1 S. Pinckney St.), the Wisconsin History Center's temporary space
located on Madison's Capitol Square. In addition, this position will support outreach efforts as public programming
travels to various communities within Wisconsin. This position reports to the Public Programs Manager.

Duties:

Program Development & Implementation Support - (75%)

• Identifies and develops engaging activities for new family and partner programs, as well as adult audiences
• Contributes to ongoing public programs, including supporting a regular lecture series and participating in
  seasonal walking tours
• Organizes materials in preparation for implementing a range of youth, family and adult programming
• Collaborates with programming staff, and colleagues in education, curatorial and special events, to
  implement public programming

Research & Creation of Program Resources - (20%)

• Conducts research into relevant historical topics, selecting and drafting historical content for use in public
  programs and events
• Creates physical and digital facilitation materials and learning resources for use in programming
• Develops evaluation tools that gauge the value and/or success of public programs

General Historical Society Work - (5%)

• Works with staff across the society to support activities of other departments and institution-wide events

Salary Information

Pay is $16.50 per hour with an 80 cent weekend differential. This classification is in schedule and class 02-11.

Please note this is a Limited Term Employment position so it does not include paid time off or benefits upon hire.

Job Details

A criminal background check will be conducted by WHS prior to an offer of employment to determine if the circumstances of any conviction may be related to the job.

This is a Limited Term Employment (LTE) position and limited to 1,039 hours. This position will be part time and average 10 hours per week.

Wisconsin residency is required for Limited Term Employment positions.

Limited Term Employment (LTE) positions are not civil service classified positions, do not give any rights to permanent civil service classified positions and do not lead to permanent status.

WHS does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and communication skills, able to use them as part of daily work as well with a range of program and event audiences
• Comfortable engaging with and presenting in front of people of all ages and from a range of educational, social, and cultural backgrounds
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications as well as interest in learning about presentation systems (i.e. projector and sound systems)
• Is flexible and resourceful, able to adjust accordingly to any situation
• Responsive and comfortable asking questions as part of the learning process
• Can multitask and consistently meets deadlines
• Motivated to connect public audiences with the layered and multifaceted nature of Wisconsin's history
• Some weekend and evening work required. Days and hours are flexible, outside of public programs.

How To Apply

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Your letter of qualifications and resume are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on developing your resume and letter of qualifications for your application and what should be included in these materials, click here .

Submitted materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the hiring process.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer seeking a diverse and talented workforce.

Questions can be directed to dawn.garcia@wisconsinhistory.or g or (608) 264-6670

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Deadline to Apply

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.