Salary

$34,606.80 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | NON-CHAPTER | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet | Kentucky Historical Society

Location

100 West Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) seeks a friendly and detail-oriented individual responsible for the daily operations of KHS’s museum store, The Stewart Home & School 1792 Store. The store is inside the 167,000- square-foot, $30 million Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. The campus also includes the 1830 Greek Revival Old State Capitol and the Gothic Revival State Arsenal, built in 1850, home of the Kentucky Military History Museum. This position is a unique opportunity to be surrounded by Kentucky’s history in an exciting and ever-changing environment.
For more information about KHS, please visit
https://history.ky.gov/
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily operations of the museum store.
• Greeting and assisting customers with purchases
• Organizing and maintaining inventory
• Training staff to work in the shop
• Create and maintain a connection with the public via merchandising.
• Researching and ordering stock to meet customer needs
• Assisting with the development of KHS-branded products for programs and services
• Assist with the overall functioning of the KHS Visitor Services team as needed.
• Assisting with front desk needs
• Working with other members of KHS with programs, services, and special events

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must be able to sit or stand for long periods. Must be able to move around the 1792 Museum Store to assist customers, replace store inventory, set up product displays, and straighten shelves. This requires lifting, reaching high and low, and the occasional use of a step ladder. Must be able to maintain consistent movement between KHS campus sites, all within a .25-mile radius in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.
WORK SCHEDULE: This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week on a Tuesday through Saturday schedule. Must be able to work the occasional evening or Monday to provide for the needs of KHS in its programming and services for its museum and special event guests.
For a complete position description, please visit https://history.ky.gov/about/careers

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

The primary office for this position is located in the Kentucky History Center located in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky. Must be willing to occasionally travel.