Museum Assistant

The Museum Attendant position is a part time position. The incumbent will be required to provide support to the Museum including general office assistance, support for events, exhibitions and museum collections.

Rate: $16.00-$16.08

Responsibilities:

• Security
  • Opening and closing of Museum building.
  • Monitoring visitor both in person and via the Museum security camera system
• General Office Management 
  • Answer phones and direct calls
  • Monitor and track Museum statistics and accounts using Excel.
  • Manage incoming and outgoing mail
  • Manage merchandise and ticket sales
  • Additional office needs
• Events and Exhibitions
  • Assist in facilities preparation for events
  • Distribute events and exhibitions information
• Work with the Museum Collections
  • Assist with exhibition installations, handling of museum collection and loaned objects.
  • Special projects in Museum Collection

Requirements:

• Formal Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts preferred, business classes a plus. 
• Experience: Museum or gallery work and office experience desired. 
• Additional Knowledge/Skills:  Extreme attention to detail and accuracy, neat, ability to multi-task, initiative and excellent interpersonal skills, work with interruptions, proficient with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) , Adobe Photoshop, communication skills, writing ability; typing and filing; interest in ceramic art and museums; experience with museum procedures. 

Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Personal Protective Equipment must be worn when required.  A respiratory function test and the ability to use respirators may be required.  Stairs and uneven surfaces may be present; artificial lifts, etc., may or may not be available.  The position may require the incumbent to walk outdoors in all types of weather to other buildings or offices located on the campus.  The Campus is in an area that contains numerous hills and slopes and may not always be fully accessible for mobility-impaired individuals.

About Alfred University:
Lighting the way for students since 1836. “We've always been a place for makers, especially those who make the future. Our commitment to independent thinking, creativity, academic rigor, and community have made us a unique kind of leader since 1836.”

Alfred University (AU) was founded on principles of social justice in 1836 by liberal, independent thinkers who placed high value on education for all citizens. The University has retained and built upon the strong values of its founders, developing as an institution of national and international renown that is responsive to the needs of contemporary society while remaining consistent with the spirit of its origins. Alfred University is the second oldest coeducational college in the United States as well as one of the earliest nineteenth-century colleges to have enrolled African American and Native American students. It has a long-standing history of educating socially conscious students who make a difference in their professions and their communities.

Over the course of the twentieth century, Alfred University evolved into a complex institution offering a full range of programs in the liberal arts and sciences, art and design, engineering, business, education, counseling, and school psychology to its nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students that live, learn, and play on a 232-acre campus located in an idyllic, creative valley in Western New York.
 

Alfred University actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee, student or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.