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Salary : $2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location : New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: CRT-2026-221403-PW
Department: Culture Rec & Tourism-State Museum
Opening Date: 05/22/2026
Closing Date: 6/12/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
The Louisiana State Museum's collections and educational programs stimulate awareness and appreciation of our state's rich and diverse history and culture.This is a full-time position located at theState Museum in New Orleans, LA.
This position will be filled as a Job Appointment. In the event that funds become available for a permanent position, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
Join our team as a Curator and play a vital role in connecting students, educators, and the community with engaging educational experiences. This position is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with schools and teachers through outreach initiatives, coordinating and scheduling group visits, and developing creative educational resources that enhance learning opportunities. The Curator will also support a variety of educational programs and events, helping to create meaningful and interactive experiences that inspire curiosity and foster a deeper appreciation for our collections and mission.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in museum studies, a humanities field, historic preservation, or fine arts; OR
A bachelor's degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

• Managing group reservations to the 5 New Orleans properties: The Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, the Presbytere, the Cabildo, the 1850 House, and Madame John's Legacy.
• Scheduling group visits in Galaxy and maintaining the calendar of group visits.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for teachers and group coordinators, including sending pre-visit resources and follow up on surveys.
• Conducting outreach to schools, teachers, and other educational organizations, including managing the education newsletter and specialized program outreach.
• Maintaining records of schools and teachers visiting the museums.
• Coordinating guided experiences with the Education Curator, contract teaching artists, and volunteer docents, including scheduling teaching artists and working with the Education Curator and Friends of the Cabildo to book docent guided visits.
• Supporting the development and implementation of educational programming by managing tasks.
• Managing registration for adult courses and family days.
• Assisting with facilitation of adult courses, family days, and public programming.
• Assists the Curator of Education in the development of lesson plans and exhibit guides that support Grade Level Expectations.
• Collaborate with the Curator of Education and our partners at Friends of the Cabildo to support and implement docent training.
• Collaborate with other museums and cultural institutions to develop new partnerships and programming.
• Organizing education storage spaces to prepare for programming.
• Lead school tours and/or greet schools when necessary.
• Other duties as specified by supervisor.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a Job Appointment. In the event that funds become available for a permanent position, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Curator 1, 2, or 3, based on the qualifications of the selected applicant.
Work Schedule: This is a full-time position that reports in-office. This position may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime. This position may be required to travel.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Pacee Wallace
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-8202
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement- State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others