Wisconsin Historical Society Events Team

Department Overview:

Wisconsin Historical Society

Mission: The Wisconsin Historical Society connects people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing stories.

Vision: Enriching and transforming lives through unparalleled access to history.

Values: Embrace a Spirit of Service. Willing to help others – whether they reach out or an opportunity arises – for the good of the whole. The whole could be the WHS, our constituents, Wisconsin communities, and beyond.

Engage Our Expertise: Reach across divisions to harness others’ diverse skills, talents, and knowledge to produce high-quality work. Be resourceful in the pursuit of new knowledge and ideas. Our collective expertise is a buildable, shareable, and useable resource. These ideas can include breaking down barriers, building opportunities, cultivating community connections, and enhancing our state’s legacies as the WHS moves “Forward.”

Spark Enthusiasm: Approach our work with passion and dedication to inspire others and make transformative change. Champion the programs and projects that are important to our coworkers, stakeholders, and community members.

Cultivate Inclusion: Create and foster a safe and welcoming environment for all people and communities. Commit to making the WHS an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible community. Our dedication to inclusion extends to the stories we collect, preserve, and share, and our relationships with the diverse communities in Wisconsin.

Exceed Expectations: To the best of our abilities and resources, provide support to colleagues, stakeholders, and communities that allow us to rise to the challenges of being a premiere North American history organization.

Think Big and Grow with Purpose: Chart a sustainable organizational future through commitment to our organizational values with a critical eye to our past and our present. Work in innovative ways that prioritize and cultivate curiosity, vision, and creativity.

Anticipated Start Date:

September 10, 2024

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

May 10, 2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

5-20

Schedule:

Mostly weekends, especially Saturdays, and some weeknights, generally between 1 PM - 1 AM.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

$15.00

Number of Positions:

3

Qualifications:

Ability to stand, bend, stay on your feet for up to 4 hours, and lift 25 pounds.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Applicants need strong "people" skills and are sometimes required to work late into the evening and early morning hours, especially on weekends (most notably, Saturday nights). Applicants should be able to remain calm under stress while maintaining a cheerful demeanor among guests. Applicants should possess a basic understanding of setting up tables and chairs, sweeping and mopping, emptying trash, and an appreciation for teamwork.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

This position will assist the WHS HQ Event Coordinator in the setup, operation, and teardown of events at the Wisconsin Historical Society located on the UW-Madison Library Mall.

Physical Demands:

Ability to lift 25 pounds, stand for up to 4 hours at a time, bend, roll tables, and have the stamina to work outdoors during the summer and fall months.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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