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Take the next step in your career with the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, a 12-location museum system including a museum in downtown Indy and 11 state historic sites, offering career, internship and volunteer opportunities all around Indiana. Want to learn something new every day and spread your love for the Hoosier state? Find a list of our open positions below as well as on the State of Indiana’s ‘Work for Indiana’ careers website.
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Summer Camp Contract Educator
The Indiana State Museum is seeking contract educators to lead 1st – 8th grade summer camps within the programs and education engagement department. This position will work from 7:45 am – 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. This position will lead 1 to 3 weeks of camp the weeks of June 2–27, and July 7– August 1. This position will also work a single day from May 27–30. Mandatory training dates are May 10, and May 17. The contract educators will be paid a weekly flat fee of $900.
This position reports directly to the camp program manager and works closely with program and education engagement staff. To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Indiana State Museum’s camp team at [email protected].
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School Break Camp Contract Counselor
Indiana State Museum is seeking school break camp contract counselors to assist with kindergarten through 6th grade school break camps within the programs and education engagement department. This contract position will work from 7:45 am-5:30 pm on scheduled days. Camp is scheduled March 24-28 and March 31-April 4. The hourly pay is $16.73.
This position reports directly to the Camp Program Manager and works closely with Program and Education Engagement staff. To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Indiana State Museum’s Camp Program Manager Joe Lembo at [email protected].
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Out-of-School-Time Contract Educator
Indiana State Museum is seeking an intermittent out-of-school-time educator to facilitate GSK Science in the Summer programs at offsite locations. The educator would work with the programs and education engagement department from May through the end of July. Training and preparation will occur in May at the museum. In June and July, most of the hours will be spent teaching programs offsite. This position will pay $16.73 an hour. Most programs will occur between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with the possibility of some evening/weekend programs.
This position works up to 15 hours a week.
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Groundskeeper
This role is for a Groundskeeper position at TC Steele State Historic Site in Nashville, Indiana. The candidate should have experience with a zero-turn mower, experience with operating a chain saw safely, and the ability to work in all types of weather conditions.
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Engagement Specialist
The Indiana State Museum is seeking candidates for the intermittent Special Exhibits Engagement Specialist position. This position will facilitate activities and greet visitors in highly interactive experiences geared for multiple ages and learning styles. The Engagement Specialist is part of the Engagement team and provides high-quality customer service through interactive experiences for children, families, and adults in the exhibit. The incumbent performs daily engagement interactions, activities, and storytelling, as well as exhibit safety and maintenance.
Typical schedule is between the hours of 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; some early and late hours required. Weekends required.
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Internship Opportunities
We offer a wide variety of internship opportunities for college students at all levels of study and in many different disciplines.
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The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is the crossroads of everything interesting, educational and unique about the state. We invite you to become a part of this exciting institution as a volunteer.
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Our Mission
To serve as a catalyst for informal lifelong learning that connects the stories of real people, places and things.
Our Vision
Be the leader in informal lifelong learning that is recognized, sought-after and celebrated regionally, nationally and globally.