Job Description
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State
Alexi Giannoulias
Job Title: Intermittent Tour Guide (Part Time)
Division: Public Engagement
Union: SEIU
Location: 401 S Second St, Springfield, IL – Sangamon County
Salary: Starting at $16.75 hourly
Overview: Serves as interpreter/guide of the Illinois State Capitol Building; explains the significant historical aspects of the building to groups and individuals via tours; conducts research into the history of the building, its people, and economic and political influences of the historical period through current period .
Duties and Responsibilities: - Conducts guided tours of the Illinois State Capitol Building and explains the significance of the building's historical aspects.
- Assists supervisor in setting up yearly special events; assists in the public relations promotional program for events by the mailing out of special releases.
- Reads, studies and research published histories and other written documents regarding the building and related individuals to obtain information and insight into the life of the people in the building's past; incorporates information into the interpretive/guide program.
- May occasionally provide on-the-job guidance and direction to building staff.
- On a rotating basis, greets visiting public; registers groups; directs the flow of visitor traffic; records visitor attendance; may require working weekends and holidays.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Specific Skills: - Requires elementary knowledge of interpretive/guide techniques.
- Requires elementary knowledge of Illinois history.
- Requires elementary knowledge of historical research methods.
- Requires ability to prepare reports and keep records.
- Requires ability to communicate effectively with groups and local organizations, to meet the public courteously and answer questions in a tactful manner.
Education and Work Experience: Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years high school or one year interpretive-guide experience.
- Please visit to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed .
- Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process, in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
- Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago (312-793-5515) or Springfield (217-782-4783).
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States .
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.
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