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Acting on the principle that learning is a joy, the Children's Museum of Phoenix's mission is to engage the minds, muscles, and imaginations of children and the grown-ups who care about them. With hands-on, interactive, exhibits designed for children ages birth to ten, the Museum focuses on learning through play, with emphasis on early childhood education and school-readiness. The Exhibits Specialist represents and brings life to the mission of the museum. The exhibits team holds high standards of excellence in the creation, maintenance, and fabrication of all the museum's exhibits. This is a physically active and team-oriented position. Weekend, evening, nights, and holiday hours are required. This is an entry-level position. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Participates in the maintenance, repair, and safety of all exhibits 

• Must have a fun, positive, team-orientated attitude  

• Meets the needs of the department with an open mind and clear and friendly communication 

• Sustain an open, supportive, and collaborative relationship with the Exhibits, Facilities, and Visitor Experience Teams  

• Assists with Art Studio project supplies including maintaining recyclable donations 

• Support Volunteer staffing 

• Ensures high standards of exhibits aesthetics 

• Participates in the development of new exhibits from concept to completion when needed 

• Perform daily walk through of all exhibit's areas 

• Immediately repair/replace any broken or non-functioning parts of exhibit components 

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workshop with appropriate tools in good working order 

• General house-keeping duties are done daily these include but are not limited to; sweeping, dusting, scrubbing, and washing laundry 

• All other duties as assigned to meet Museum's needs 

• Working knowledge of machine and hand sewing 

• Working knowledge of power and hand tools 

• Working knowledge of painting and light construction  

• Ability to work quickly, effectively, and responsibly without constant direction  

• Jack of all trades with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and make quick decisions when needed 

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to the highest quality work 

• A background or experience working with children and large crowds is helpful, although the Exhibits Specialist does not work directly with children. 

• Must have a playful spirit 

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to interact courteously with visitors and staff  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Willing to listen, follow directions, learn new ideas, and share opinions with the Exhibits team 

• Willingness to do whatever is necessary to get the task accomplished 

• Work under the pressure of deadlines 

• Computer literacy in Microsoft office 

• Must pass a criminal background check & E-Verify 

• At-Will State & EEOC 

Education/Training/Experience: 

• Minimum 2 years experience of related experience 

• High school graduate or general education degree (GED) required 

• Possession of a degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Art, Fine Arts, Museum Studies or a related field highly encouraged 

Physical Requirements:  

This is a physically demanding job – maintaining the exhibits in the Museum requires standing, walking, kneeling, crawling, stooping, bending, and climbing, as well as carrying and/or lifting materials. Must be able to stand for up to 8 hours. Must be able to see well and able to read fine print. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.  

Environmental Requirements: 

Most work will be in the museum in a temperature controlled work area. Much of the work will be in a standard shop environment; exposed to vapors, fumes, dirt, noise, mechanical, and electrical hazards associated with woodworking crafts; frequently subject to warehouse and storage facility to transport  items. May also be exposed to extreme weather conditions when working on exhibits outside. Must be able to work in open area with other employees.  

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.  While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments. 

CMoP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 

The Children's Museum of Phoenix is an at-will employer.  This means that both you and the museum reserve the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason with or without notice or reassign you or change your compensation.