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Ohio History Service Corps - Local History

Ohio History Service Corps LOCAL HISTORY members will serve in and around Akron, Bellefontaine, Bowling Green, Canton, Cincinnati, Milan, Portsmouth, Warren, and Youngstown, Ohio. Corps members will assist their host and other regional organizations collaborate and building capacity for educational and public programming, special events, regional initiatives, heritage tourism, historic preservation, non-profit administration, community engagement, and collections care/digitization. Ohio History Service Corps members will activate, recruit and train volunteers on best practices in the museum, archives, public history, cultural heritage and long range planning. Members will be full-time (35-40 hrs/wk) from September 17, 2025 to August 31, 2026. Members must complete a minimum of 1700 service hours (including 170 training hours) to successfully complete their service and to receive an education award. The Local History AmeriCorps members will receive training in volunteer management, meeting facilitation, project management and education program development, public history best practices, collections care and digitization, community mapping, historic preservation, heritage tourism/community-based economic development, leadership and team building, and non-profit administration. They will also attend one statewide conference, which can include the Ohio Local History Alliance annual meeting and regional meetings. They will be required to participate in National Days of Service and AmeriCorps Week. Applicants preferably have a college degree or similar level of experience and a passion for history, public history, museum studies, anthropology, other humanities, library sciences, historic preservation/architectural history, education, or related fields. Some event planning, community development, heritage tourism, and/or museums experience a plus but not required.

Member Duties : Members will assist local history organizations in building their capacity. Members may be responsible for activities such as the following: development and implementation of interpretive programs and exhibits; assistance with collections management and curation, including inventorying and cataloging; digitization of collections items for greater accessibility; conducting audience research and evaluation so organizations know who is visiting and what those visitors want from them; assisting organizations in refining their mission, vision, and governance, and providing training and assistance in volunteer recruitment management; training organizations' existing staff and volunteers in museum/public history best practices; developing and implementing workshops and programs with field leaders on the above topics.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Health Coverage , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance .

Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :
Technology , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Education , Neighborhood Revitalization .

Skills :
Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Writing/Editing , Architectural Planning , Conflict Resolution , Community Organization , Education , Public Speaking , Computers/Technology , General Skills , Leadership .

Job Tags

Full time, Local area,

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