Digital Archivist

St. Joseph House is home to Daughters of Charity in a beautiful, homelike setting in Emmitsburg, Maryland. St. Joseph House employees are part of the Daughters of Charity Ministries, Inc. that offer excellent staffing ratios, a comfortable work environment, competitive pay, great benefits, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.

Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Maryland is seeking a full-time Digital Archivist I.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

This position reports to the Digital Archivist II. Among their duties and priorities will be digitization of paper records; conversion of analog audio-visual records to digital formats; implementation, along with the Digital Archivist II, of a digital preservation plan; and providing input for planning and implementation of a system for photo management. These duties include the creation, storage, preservation, organization, and description of these materials.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Digitization of paper records and analog audio-visual records, as well as providing input for appropriate and worthwhile digitization projects within the collections.
2. Work with the Digital Archivist II for creation, ingest, processing, storage, and maintenance of incoming digital and digitized materials, ensuring that they are processed into the same record groups as the paper collections that currently populate the bulk of our repository. This will include running checksum tests to ensure that stored materials do not become corrupt and periodically working to update procedures for preservation, storage, naming, confidentiality, and security protocols.
3. Support all born-digital and digitization activities and programs of the Provincial Archives, particularly those involving the ingest, processing and safe storage of electronic records.
4. Assist with reference and research requests related to both digital and analog materials.
5. Work with the Digital Archivist, Provincial Archivist, and outside partners for sharing digitized resources. This includes collaborating with archivists and librarians from outside organizations on shared resource and ownership agreements.
6. Collaborate with other archivists of the Daughters of Charity and the Seton Shrine for exhibits and displays as needed.
7. Process archival records according to current archival best practices
8. Staff reading room as needed.
9. Other duties as assigned.

OTHER ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Maintains Confidentiality: Ability to maintain professional confidentiality.
2. Achieves Values-Based Results: Sets high goals, consistent with Daughters of Charity and professional values for personal and group accomplishment; tenaciously works to meet or exceed those goals; measures progress and derives satisfaction from goal achievement and continuous improvement.
3. Models Integrity and Values: Genuinely cares about people, especially persons who are poor and vulnerable; communicates openly and honestly to foster trust relationships among colleagues and those served; recognizes and understands that leadership is a call to serve others; fosters personal growth, creativity, and demonstrates reverence and dedication. Projects a professional image as a representative of the Daughters of Charity.
4. Works Collaboratively to Make Effective Decisions: Secures and compares information from multiple sources to identify mission, archival, and other relevant issues; commits to an action after considering the inputs of those impacted by the decision and weighing alternative solutions against important decision criteria and the common good.
5. Desire to Update Skills and Training: Willingness to learn together with the staff new strategies and technologies. Works collaboratively with the staff to plan an aggressive training schedule, serving as a model to others on the staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office Environment, with occasional physical projects involving moving and lifting of heavy boxes, artwork, artifacts, or materials.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

This position requires a graduate degree in Library and Information Science, Archives and Records Management, Public History, or a related discipline with graduate level or professional development coursework in archives. Undergraduate degree only with accompanying certification through the Society of American Archivists or Academy of Certified Archivists along with experience will be considered. It also requires at least one year of experience (including education, volunteer, and internship work) assessing, appraising, or describing digital content. Candidate should also possess knowledge of digital preservation issues and best practices, as well as a desire and willingness to stay abreast of ever-changing archival technology and standards.

Preferred qualifications include certificate or certification through the Society of American Archivists or Academy of Certified Archivists.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

1. Knowledge of digital preservation standards and systems, including ingest, arrangement, description, and naming conventions
2. Demonstrated knowledge of digital preservation issues, strategies, standards, and best practices
3. Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external constituencies; ability to relate appropriately to a broad and diverse clientele.
4. Ability to utilize archival databases and content management systems.
5. Knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church in the United States, communities of women religious, or the Vincentian charism is preferred.
6. Ability to read French is a benefit but not a requirement.

Pay range is $25.96 - $28.37 per hour.

Benefits include: Health Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Educational Assistance, Worker's Compensation Insurance, Paid Time Off Program, Holidays, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty Leave, Family Leave (FMLA), Personal Development and Wellness Program.

Daughters of Charity Ministries, Inc. may obtain "consumer reports" about you from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. A "consumer" report is a background screening report that may contain information regarding your criminal history, sex offender registry status, credit history, employment history, education verification, driving history, professional licenses, and other information about you. It may bear upon your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living.