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School Historian/AP Coordinator, St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA

Posted October 17, 2023

Description

St. Catherine’s School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 enrolling 946 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine’s core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.

St. Catherine’s School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.

POSITION OVERVIEW

School Historian:

The St. Catherine’s School Archives serves as the central repository for historical records of all aspects of the school community. The school historian collects, evaluates, preserves and makes accessible a wide range of primary source material related to the school’s administrative, academic and social history. Engaging with alumnae, various internal departments, and outreach to classes to disseminate the school’s history centers the school historian’s work.

Advanced Placement Coordinator:

St. Catherine’s offers 24 AP Courses and administers AP tests on site. There are minor preliminary organizational pieces throughout the school year with the largest concentration of time spent overseeing the administration of tests during the designated three weeks of testing in May. Attention to detail and an understanding of the AP rules are important skills for this job.

Supervisor: Director of Library Services and Innovative Research

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Position Status: 9- month, part-time, non exempt, 20 hour per week position

Hours of Work: Standard work week

Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL HISTORIAN

  • Catalog and digitize existing and new materials using Re:Discovery software with the purpose of documenting existing holdings and increasing user access and discovery;
  • Solicit, record and transcribe specific alumnae and/or faculty memories in video or audio format;
  • Maintain up-to-date records on the physical art and objects acquired or gifted to the school, including outreach to local vendors offering conservation and care of school-owned property, and proper documentation and valuations for insurance;
  • Work closely with Alumnae & Development, Communications, Athletics, and the Head’s Office to mine materials and assemble relevant collections of information that fit with upcoming events, displays, and publications;
  • Support lessons on school history as well as one-on-one consultations with students pursuing projects related to the history of St. Catherine’s School;
  • Support the librarians by occasionally working at the front desk and interacting with students;
  • Handle external requests from outside researchers, including alumnae, genealogists, and researchers;
  • Maintain and foster relationships with nonprofit organizations like the Library of Virginia, and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture;
  • Maintain a collaborative relationship with St. Christopher’s School and Church Schools to support their initiatives and goals and to understand how their histories impact St. Catherine’s History.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AP COORDINATOR

  • Assist faculty and students in registering for AP classes and confirming course offerings with the College Board;
  • Work with the Registrar to track students enrolled in AP course;.
  • Oversee all logistics of administering AP exams, including collaboration with faculty and operations staff;
  • May have other duties as assigned.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in history or women’s studies (or commensurate experience grounding the applicant in historical standards) required. Candidates with a Masters of Information Science with Archives specialization, Archives certificate, or who are currently pursuing an Archives degree, preferred.
  • Experience with conservation and preservation
  • Knowledge of cataloging databases or similar platforms
  • Familiarity with digital preservation and scanning techniques
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple requests and projects
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to grasp, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL

Travel is not required for this position.

To Apply

To apply for this position, go to: https://apply.workable.com/st-catherines-school/j/29B09347DD/ 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

St. Catherine’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices. St. Catherine’s School is committed to providing an inclusive educational environment. We actively engage students, families, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our school community respects the differences in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Consistent with the School’s mission, St. Catherine fosters in our students, and expects from all others, respect for the dignity and wholeness of every person. For more information about the school’s Access, Equity and Belonging please follow this link https://www.st.catherines.org/about/access-equity-and-belonging.

CONDITIONAL OFFERS

An offer of employment for this position is contingent upon the applicant’s right to work in the United States, authorization for and completion of successful background checks as may be requested by the school or required by law.

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