Housekeeping Assistant

Department: Facilities

Reports to: Housekeeping Supervisor

Classification: Hourly non-exempt; full-time with benefits

Hourly rate: $20.00 - $22.02 per hour depending on experience

Schedule: Wednesday - Sunday; 6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This is an onsite Boston-based position. Local candidates strongly preferred. No agencies please.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Core Values

Isabella Stewart Gardner believed that art had the power to change lives and she built a beautiful personal and immersive Museum setting to do so. Today the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) is a living embodiment of her bold vision; its a dynamic place where ideas and creativity in all its forms inspire visitors. Through exhibitions music programs and performances we strive to tell new stories and challenge assumptions by engaging diverse voices and communities.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum seeks to connect past with present develop and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships with our local communities and artists expand and diversify our audiences and generate opportunities for creativity. We are firmly committed to creating both an inclusive work culture and a welcoming visitor experience. Our five-year strategic plan outlines the Museums core values goals and initiatives that serve as a renewal of Isabellas promise for the Museum to be a place for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.

Position Summary

The Housekeeping Assistant is responsible for a variety of duties involving the daily maintenance and cleaning of the Museum under the direction of the Housekeeping Supervisor. The Housekeeping Assistant is responsible for the proper and efficient cleaning of all public areas in the Museum and all office spaces meeting spaces and break rooms ensuring the highest level of cleanliness.

Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities

• Clean offices bathrooms windows floors and stairways and other public and private areas of the Museum.
• Trash and snow removal.
• Assist with facilities set up and take-down for special events.
• Move furniture and objects as required and directed.
• Uphold the highest standards of safety cleanliness and conduct.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner with team members.
• Effective communication and collaboration with co-workers and supervisors are essential for smooth Museum and departmental operations.
• Ability to use judgment in interpreting and following both written and verbal instructions on assigned jobs.
• Must be reliable and able to work scheduled shifts/hours consistently.
• Self-motivated and able to complete tasks as assigned.
• Occasional overtime and special event work is required.
• Commitment to advancing the ISGMs strategic initiatives.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Satisfactory criminal background check.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to operate and move cleaning equipment.
• Ability to move furniture and equipment.
• Ability to operate and communicate clearly via a handheld two-way radio (walkie talkie).
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Ability to push a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Ability to lift bend reach and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to climb ladders.

Desirable

• Museum and/or non-profit experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Museum is committed to affording equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race color religion age (40 or older) disability national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation genetic information pregnancy childbirth or related conditions ancestry or status as a veteran. Consistent with our core values and our founders legacy the Museum is dedicated to building a work community that fosters collaboration excellence belonging and a diversity of perspectives and experience.

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