Summary The position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, Office of Coast Guard Heritage (CG-0924), National Coast Guard Museum (CG-09241) in New London, Connecticut. Responsibilities This role serves as a Museum Specialist. This position is to perform a full range of complex curatorial and collections work in a museum. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Managing curatorial data and museum collection. Monitoring and maintaining environmental and housekeeping conditions of artifacts and exhibits on-display and in collections storage areas. Preparing artifacts and exhibit space for installation or removal of exhibits. Assisting public with scholarly and subject specific inquiries. Providing recommendations and technical expertise for exhibit design. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. A one-year probationary period may be required. This is not a Bargaining Unit position. Suitable for Federal employment. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience must include the following: Managing collections, curatorial data entry, and museum administrative processes; AND Planning and executing artifact conservation, artifact and exhibit case maintenance, exhibit installation, and exhibit removal actions; AND Communicating planned concepts, methods and techniques to leadership and external stakeholders. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement at this grade level. Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6306. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation