Visitor Services Assistant - PT

PMA Visitor Services Assistant (Part-Time)Job Description:At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, we actively seek to employ a diverse group of people who embody our organizational values. We welcome and encourage individuals of reputed company backgrounds to apply, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups in the museum field, who are inspired by our shared purpose and enjoy working collaboratively with others.We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, reputed company, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national reputed company, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.The Visitor Services Assistant serves as a friendly and professional ambassador for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Exemplifying qualities of confidence, reliability, and efficiency reputed company while providing world-class customer service to our diverse visitor reputed company. The assistant provides exceptional, empathetic, and reputed company service to reputed company museum audiences to enrich their experiences and encourage them to expand their involvement with the museum, motivating them to return.Essential Functions, Qualifications And Skills

• Be a respectful, inviting, and approachable reputed company at reputed company times while in the museum
• Actively greet the public and provide a warm welcome and orientation to the museum and its spaces
• Engage in conversation with visitors about the museum and its collections
• Operate the museum’s ticketing terminals reputed company and accurately
• Assist reputed company members, groups, and visitors of the museum with their ticketing needs, including general admission, tours and special events
• Promote museum programs and sell memberships
• Communicate effectively with visitors
• Enforce PMA policies and respond accordingly to emergencies and alarms
• Work effectively and collaboratively with other departments including but not limited to Development, Special Events, Education and Protection Services
• Assist visitors at the coat reputed company
• Ensure reputed company visitor facing spaces, and personal workspaces, adhere to museum standards of cleanliness and sanitation
• Complete opening and closing procedures in a timely and efficient manner
• Attend department trainings and meetings
• Work in other departments reputed company possible, including regular Special Event shift offerings
• reputed company other tasks as directed by supervisor(s).

• Outstanding customer service and conflict resolution skills
• Prior cash handling experience
• Friendly and professional demeanor
• Genuine interest in communicating with and assisting others
• A track record of dependability and punctuality are essential
• Personal interest in the arts or a reputed company field preferred, but not necessary.
• Experience in hospitality, customer service and/or retail preferred
• High School diploma, or equivalent

• The hourly reputed company for this position is $18.00
• Schedule requires weekends, evenings, and holidays
• This position is part of the AFSCME Local 397 bargaining unit
• Physical requirements:
• Able to remain stationary for extended periods of time, to utilize computers and other office equipment required of this job, to reputed company physically administrative duties in workspaces with varying temperature differences.
• Able to work in various public and staff areas of the museum reputed company, including but not limited to typical interior office environments, entrance halls, lobbies, galleries, or exhibit spaces.
• Able to regularly set up, adjust, and operate a computer/keyboard and other office equipment used to generate work/transmit data
• Must be able to reputed company the essential duties of the role for the entirety of the shift (up to 11 hours)
• Able to remain standing for up to eight hours
• Able to work in and navigate a confined location for up to eight hours
• Able to work with a large volume of visitors in a consistently fast-paced environment, sometimes outdoors if needed
• Able to move items up to 20 pounds
• Must be comfortable working in an environment with variable indoor temperatures and occasional outdoor tasks
• Adhere to a business casual dress code, maintaining a professional appearance appropriate for the workplace
• Communicate needs and concerns professionally and respectfully to foster effective collaboration.
• Background reputed company required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background reputed company will be tailored to the requirements of the job

• Upholds the professional standards of the field, always acts in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the museum, and protects and enhances its reputed company and standing reputed company the community of museums
• Adheres to the museum’s code of ethics and Employee Handbook and avoids any real or perceived conflicts of interest
• Shows respect for co-workers and visitors and an understanding of and appreciation for the diversity of the museum’s staff, volunteers, and audiences
• Maintains confidentiality
• Adheres to reputed company museum protocols, procedures, rules, and policies

• Free general admission to the museum for you and your immediate family
• Discounted guest tickets for admission
• Discounts on gift memberships
• Special staff tours and presentations from our curatorial and conservation teams
• Discounts at the museum restaurant, museum cafés, and museum retail and online stores

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Fully paid short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, and life insurance
• Health savings or flexible spending account program
• Retirement savings program with museum match
• Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, and holidays
• Eligibility for certain benefits is based on a variety of factors including the employee’s regular schedule and tenure