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Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
Next Level benefits at the State of Indiana are here! Be sure to review our expanded benefit package offerings below.
About the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is a catalyst for informal lifelong learning that connects the stories of real people, places, and things. Our vision is to be the leader in informal lifelong learning that is recognized, sought-after, and celebrated regionally, nationally, and globally. We value inclusion, integrity, stewardship, and transparency.
About the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site
The Whitewater Canal State Historic Site commemorates canal transportation and commerce in Indiana. The canal was essential for farmers and merchants to transport goods and livestock. The canal was 76 miles long. It started in Lawrenceburg and ended in Cambridge City. At one point, a 25-mile spur linked the canal to Cincinnati. he historic site is located in Matamora, an example of the towns that grew along the canal. The Metora Grist Mile is still active at the site, using water power to produce corn meal. The mill has been in use for over 100 years.
Salary
This position traditionally starts at $23.77 per hour.
Role Overview
The Maintenance Worker provides general facilities support for the state historic site. You will provide light maintenance work, assist in keeping the grounds neat, and help at event sites as needed.
A Day in the Life
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Handle light maintenance on site including minor repairs and cleaning/stocking of all three restroom locations.
- Required to learn and operate all equipment on site.
- Maintain the flow of water in the canal, removing blockage as required.
- Coordinating with supervisor and site manager, responsible for all mowing of site property.
- Assist with staffing the grist mill during public hours and special events – including selling admission and merchandise, operating the grist mill, and providing general customer service and daily site upkeep.
- Assist with administrative duties as needed (e.g. daily office work, reception tasks, store stocking, etc.)
- As needed, implement specialty tours and programs/events in coordination with the site manager and programmer.
- Facilitate or assist with the facilitation of special events and facility rentals.
- Assist in the facilitation of school group visits and programs and virtual programs
- Be a resource for intermittent and new staff about site history and background knowledge, physical structure history, FAQs, operational standards and procedures, etc.
- Represent the site professionally in the community as a good steward for the work of the site and system.
- Be an advocate and steward for the region’s sites and the full 12-site system when engaging visitors
- Provide excellent customer service to visitors and community partners
- Contribute to a collaborative work environment across departments within the 12-site system
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
What You'll Need for Success
You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Considerable knowledge of site history including the larger Whitewater Valley with a particular focus on significance to the local community and its relevance to larger stories.
- Knowledge of grist mill equipment, historic and current functionality.
- Ability to effectively share interpretive content with visitors to the site.
- Understanding of operations of other departments as they relate to general ISMHS expectations as well as departmental procedures.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to set work priorities, manage workflow, take initiative, and self-start work when the site manager is not present.
- Ability to effectively give feedback, identify problems, and brainstorm solutions to improve the visitor experience and general functioning of the site.
- Effectively manage community relationships.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
