Visitor Services Associate (1-Year Term)
Visitor Services Associate (1-Year Term)
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Job Description
About the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
The Johnson Museums permanent collection numbers 40000 works spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures. Among the strengths of the collection are the holdings of Asian art; more than 23000 prints drawings and photographs ranging from the fifteenth century to the present; modern and contemporary painting and sculpture; European art from ancient times to the present; African sculpture and textiles; and pre-Columbian sculpture and ceramics. Each year the Johnson Museum mounts major exhibitions and programs that present new scholarship and fresh perspectives on the works in our collection or on temporary loan. Many of these exhibitions are inspired by the Cornell curriculum and are the product of partnerships with faculty graduate students other museums research centers scholars cultural practitioners and source communities.
The Museum enhances and supports faculty teaching across Cornells schools and departments by hosting approximately 350 class sessions per academic year in the Museums galleries and classrooms. Educational outreach programs for the regional community are core to Cornell Universitys land-grant commitment to public engagement: we serve over 6000 schoolchildren from schools in a 90-mile radius of Ithaca and offer professional development training for regional teachers many of whom teach in rural areas and for whom the Museum promotes intercultural understanding and global awareness.
The Opportunity
In coordination with the supervisor the Visitor Services Associate will:
- Maintain gallery and reception desk operations following museum and university policy.
- Greet visitors provide information and answer questions; answer a multi-line telephone; log activities distribute and track keys and access cards; maintain daily Museum parking maintenance and vehicle logs; and perform administrative tasks such as sorting and distributing mail.
- Monitor the surroundings lobby and artwork.
- With the building supervisor ensure security/safety of deliveries and building entry of maintenance workers and assist with opening and closing procedures as needed.
- Be responsible for assisting with projects for Museum development department and working with on/off campus clients with planning and executing events/classes/groups and assist with 25 Live upkeep and scheduling entries.
- Provide general responses independently and refer questionable situations to the supervisor.
- With supervisor and other security and visitor services staff assist with the onboarding training and mentoring of approximately 35 new student employees each year.
These responsibilities require the ability to alternate between sitting and standing for extended periods use staircases repeatedly and maintain a positive and constructive attitude while engaging in intellectually demanding work.
The Visitor Services Associate role is a full-time (39 hours/week) one-year term position with the possibility of renewal. This position follows a work schedule that includes weekdays evenings and weekends and may involve split days off. Shifts vary between the hours of 7:00AM and 8:00PM as Johnson Museum of Art is a 7-day per week operation.
What We Need
- A cover letter and resume outlining your interest and how your experience and goals align with the potential for mutual success in the role are required for consideration.
- High School diploma and up to 2 years of some related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Self-motivated resourceful reliable encouraging and team minded.
- Strong customer service and relational skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated skill in understanding cultural differences.
If you have all those things great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have but its ok if you dont.
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 products including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience with 25Live web-based scheduling and calendar system
- Experience with audio visual equipment.
- High level of initiative.
- Background in security event planning and mentoring helpful.
Rewards and Benefits
Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health wellbeing and sustainability.
- Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options generous retirement contributions access to wellness programs and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits Working at Cornell.
- Our leave provisions include health and personal leave three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving and the day after and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off Working at Cornell
- Cornells impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program tuition aid for external education and Cornell Childrens Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits Working at Cornell
- Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards Working at Cornell.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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