Hybrid Museum Supervisor (1-year contract) at City of Casper, WY
City of Casper, WY · Casper, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Professional
- Office in Casper
About the Department
One Year Employment Contract
Are you passionate about history, education, and community engagement? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where no two days are the same? Fort Caspar Museum is seeking a visionary Museum Supervisor for a one-year contract position, someone ready to lead, inspire, and make history come alive in Casper, Wyoming.
About the Role:
As Museum Supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of Fort Caspar Museum’s mission to preserve and share the rich heritage of central Wyoming. Your days will be filled with variety, from welcoming school groups and visitors, to collaborating with staff and volunteers, to planning exhibits and events that spark curiosity and pride.
This is more than a job, it’s a chance to shape how our community connects with its past and envisions its future.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead daily museum operations with creativity and care
- Develop and deliver engaging programs and exhibits
- Foster partnerships with local organizations and schools
- Steward the museum’s collections and historical assets
- Inspire visitors of all ages through meaningful storytelling
Who We’re Looking For:
- A passionate advocate for history, preservation, and education
- A collaborative leader who builds community and inspires others
- Someone with knowledge of Wyoming’s local history and a vision for sharing it
- A creative thinker who brings energy, innovation, and heart to everything they do
Why Fort Caspar Museum?
Located at the crossroads of history, Fort Caspar Museum is a cultural gem where the stories of the past meet the curiosity of the present. As Supervisor, you’ll play a pivotal role in keeping those stories alive, making history accessible, engaging, and relevant for generations to come
Incumbent is responsible for coordinating a broad range of activities and operations related to museum management, including supervising assigned staff.
REPORTING STRUCTURE:
Receives general direction from the Assistant Recreation Manager and higher-level management staff.
Position Duties
2. Coordinates and assigns day-to-day activities of assigned staff and prioritizes projects relating to Fort Caspar Museum facility or area.
3. Develops, organizes, and evaluates the design and development of exhibitions, including identifying community needs, evaluating trends, recommending new/revised programs, and scheduling facilities, staff, contractors, and equipment.
4. Develops and implements outreach strategies to gather input and feedback from the community through surveys, events, and public forums.
5. Serves as the staff liaison to the Casper Historic Preservation Commission, providing administrative support, coordinating meetings and agendas, assisting with preservation projects, and ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal historic preservation guidelines.
6. Assists with budget preparation and administration; prepares cost estimates and justifications for budget items; submits and approves invoices for payment, and monitors expenses to align with budget allocated utilizing the City’s central financial software system.
7. Monitors equipment and supply inventories; purchases equipment and supplies as needed; maintains equipment, as necessary.
8. Establishes schedules and methods for providing museum services; identifies resource needs; reviews needs with appropriate management staff; and allocates resources accordingly.
9. Keeps current on new trends and innovations in museum operations.
10. Prepares grant proposals and operational and statistical reports to assist the Assistant Recreation Manager.
11. Represents the City of Casper by responding to the public, citizens, its employees, and others in a prompt, professional, and courteous manner while continuously maintaining a positive customer service demeanor.
12. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Knowledge (position requirements at entry):
Knowledge of:
•American history.
•Museum collections management.
•Museum exhibit development.
•Curriculum development.
•Educational principles and practices.
•Grant writing.
•Basic operational characteristics, services, and activities of maintaining a museum.
•Current trends and innovations in museum management.
•Applicable Federal, State, Local and City government codes, rules, and regulations relating to the various aspects of maintaining a museum.
•Public relation principles.
•Record maintenance systems and techniques.
•Research methods and techniques.
•Data analysis methods.
•Mathematical and statistical principles.
•Customer service principles.
•Computers and related software applications.
•Basic principles of municipal budgeting preparation and control; inventory principles.
•Principles of supervision, training, and employee development.
Abilities (position requirements at entry):
Ability to:
•Routinely demonstrate the City of Casper core values.
•Follow all City safety rules and procedures and immediately respond to/investigate observations or employee reports of accidents/incidents or unsafe conditions.
•Coordinate the work of personnel.
•Create and review reports; perform analysis.
•Manage projects and programs efficiently.
•Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
•Follow applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
•Maintain a neat and professional appearance.
•Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
•Follow written and verbal instructions and direction.
•Provide leadership and direction.
•Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Skills (position requirements at entry):
Skill in:
•Creating exhibits.
•Developing, reviewing, and presenting educational materials.
•Writing grant proposals.
•Monitoring and developing employees.
•Delegating and prioritizing work.
•Conflict resolution.
•Training employees.
•Speaking in public.
•Technical writing.
•Time management.
•Project management.
•Providing customer service.
•Performing mathematical and statistical calculations.
•Basic principles of budgeting.
•Compiling, analyzing, and summarizing information.
•Oral and written communication, sufficient to exchange or convey effective information and to give/receive work direction.
•Operating modern office equipment, software, and operating systems/applications.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
•High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) required.
•Minimum of two (2) years of experience working as a supervisor.
•Minimum of three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in the administration of museum programs.
•Associate degree in administration of museum studies, history, American studies, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job, such as those listed below.
•Bachelor’s degree preferred.
LICENSING and CERTIFICATIONS
•Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Wyoming driver’s license preferred.
Other Qualifications
The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.
City of Casper employees in data creation and modification, security sensitive or safety and protective positions are subject to pre-employment drug testing. Some employees may be subject to random drug testing if their responsibilities include:
•Emergency response/rescue
•Handling or working with hazardous materials, including chemicals as well as solid and liquid waste
•Operating or maintaining water and wastewater systems
•Writing or modifying code, maintaining, or modifying City data systems including work on networks, servers, and communication systems
•CDL operations and driving
•Operating power-driven machinery or equipment
•Creating or modifying health, financial, security and or risk documents or assessments
•Working with or directing minors
Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.
Incumbent may be subject to dusts, odors, and chemicals.
