Job Description
About Us
York County is located in the Piedmont region, between the Broad River and the Catawba River. Its diverse landscape is home to family-friendly towns/cities, a progressive urban region and lakefront communities. We are excited that you want to join our team and recognize that our employees are the foundation for our success.
Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, McCelvey Center, Museum of York County, and Main Street Children’s Museum in Old Town Rock Hill. The Mission of Culture & Heritage Museums is to communicate and preserve the natural and cultural histories of the Carolina Piedmont, inspiring a lifetime of learning. It is our vision to create a community that greatly values natural, historical and cultural heritage.
About Our Opportunity Culture and Heritage Museum is excited to hire a part-time Museum Visitor Services Assistant to join their team at Museum of York County. The purpose of this position is to provide excellent customer service support for the museum and store, ensuring effective and efficient office operations and compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and standards of safety and quality.
Projected Hiring Range: $15.82 - $18.98 per hour. Salary is based on qualifications.
Work Schedule: This position is for 12 hours/week and the schedule varies based on coverage needs.
Our Total Compensation Package - Compensation - competitive market-rate pay, and negotiable based on qualifications.
- Deferred Compensation 401K Plans
- Public Loan Forgiveness Program (Student Loan Forgiveness Program)
- SC State Retirement Plan Pension
- Wellness Screenings
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Professional Development / Trainings / Conferences
Duties And Responsibilities - Greets and assists visitors. Provides information and assistance to telephone callers and/or forwards calls to appropriate personnel, takes messages, or relays information.
- Performs general administrative/clerical work as required, including but not limited to entering and retrieving computer data, processing daily mail, copying and filing documents, sending and receiving faxes, assembling materials, and maintaining lists and logs, etc.
- Operates the museum store and assists with stocking and ordering inventory. Completes a daily report of all sales activity.
- Performs related work as assigned.
About You Education and Experience: - High School Graduation or GED equivalent.
- One (1) year of customer service, clerical or related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Certifications And Licenses - First Aid and CPR certifications preferred.
Education Applicants with equivalent experience and/or education may be considered. Physical Demands / Work Environment / Disclaimer Physical Demands: Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement. Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance York County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
Standard Clauses May be required to work nights, weekends, holidays and emergencies (man-made or natural) to meet the business needs of the County.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of essential functions and responsibilities that are required of an employee for this job. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
A regular part-time employee is an employee, who has completed six months of satisfactory service, works less than 30 hours per week and by agreement with York County is not a temporary position but fills a regular part-time position.
Part-time employees receive retirement benefits throughPEBA (South Carolina Retirement Systems) and membership in the South Carolina Retirement System is mandatory for county employees.Making decisions about your retirement benefits can sometimes be complicated and difficult. The Navigating Your Benefits seriesprovides common-language explanations and can help you find your way in the world of your retirement benefits: Navigating Your Benefits | S.C. PEBA (sc.gov)
Other regular part-time benefits include annual leave, sick leave, holiday pay, wellness benefits, Employee Assistance Program, etc. Please contact Human Resources at Human.Resources@yorkcountygov.com if you would like more information.
Annual Leave Probationary and part-time county employees that work at least 20 hours per week accrue annual leave with pay. Employees in their new hire six (6) month probationary period shall not be able to use annual leave until they become regular county employees. Employees who are separating from county service shall be paid for all accrued, unused annual leave up to 360 hours provided they give York County as the employer the proper notice as required. Employees in their six (6) month New-Hire probationary period who are terminated or separated from employment shall not be paid for accrued annual leave. The maximum amount of annual leave carried into each calendar year is 360 hours.
Earning Rate for Part-Time Employees Part-time employees who are scheduled to work twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29) hours per week will earn 4.0 hours of annual leave for each month of service during a twelve month period
Sick Leave Part-time and probationary county employees may be entitled to earn sick leave with pay. Temporary employees will not accrue sick leave time. Employees may accrue up to 1,440 hours of sick leave. Upon termination of employment with the County, employees may not be reimbursed for any unused sick leave. When a paid holiday occurs while an employee is on sick leave with pay, the day may not be charged as sick leave.
Earning Rate of Sick Leave Part-time employees that work twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29) hours per week earn paid sick leave at a rate of 4 hours per month. Part-time employees who work less than twenty (20) hours per week will not earn sick leave.
Paid Holiday’s for regular part-time employees who work more than 20 hours per week. - Part-time employees who work less than 20 hours per week will not earn sick leave. The following days may be observed as paid holidays for York County Employees:
January - December: 3 Optional Holidays per Calendar Year January: New Year’s Day andMartin Luther King Day
May: Memorial Day
June: Juneteenth Day
July: Independence Day
September: Labor Day
November: Veteran’s Day,Thanksgiving Day, andFriday after Thanksgiving
December: Christmas Eve,Christmas Day
Training Quality training and educational programs are available at various times for county employees in order to support workforce development that is consistent with organizational objectives. Training topics may include driver training, CPR/first aid, communication, supervisor training, workplace violence, substance abuse, and various computer related classes.
Closing Date/Time: 3/18/2025 5:00 PM Eastern
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