Museum Associate Jobs in Arizona (NOW HIRING)

Department: Visitor Development

FLSA Status: Regular/ Part-time

Reports to: Visitor Success Supervisor

Direct Reports: None

Compensation: $15.87 Hourly

Our Visitor Services Associates are the welcoming committee for our museum! They are stationed in our Front Lobby ready to make sure that every family's experience is off to an EPIC start. The VSA handles onsite sales for admission tickets, memberships, and our daily programs. This museum expert will answer visitors' questions and inform them on current and upcoming promotions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Welcome and acknowledge all visitors to the Museum.

Inform families on / enforce all Museum Safety Protocols

Process credit card, cash, and other monetary transactions in a fast-paced environment, adhering to museum cash handling policies.

Meet Department Revenue Goals by selling annual Membership packages

Promote all current sales and discounts.

Responsible for keeping the Front Lobby and Admissions Desk tidy and organized

Clean, disinfect, and restage all areas of the Front Lobby

Communicate positively and professionally to co-workers in all levels of the organization.

Track guest Lost and Found Items

Assist with program check in.

Close / Balance daily cash drawer

Stay up to date on museum policies, exhibits, and events.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualification/Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Strong interpersonal skills

Creative, with a positive, can-do attitude

Availability on weekdays, weekends, Holidays, and some evenings for Special Events.

Excellent communication and customer service skills and customer-service orientation

Strong ability to work under pressure and respond to deadlines and changing environments

Experience working with Children and Families

Comfortable in large groups of people

Basic Computer Skills

Basic Mathematic Skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

Fluency in Spanish and/or other languages desirable

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education/Training/Experience:

High School graduate or GED

Minimum of 1 year of customer service and cash handling experience preferred.

Must meet requirements of employment background check.

Language Skills: Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints with visitors. Fluency in Spanish and/or other languages desirable

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as counting currency and calculating discounts as well as basic mathematic skills (subtraction, multiplication, division)

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic computer skills; Becoming efficient in Altru and Square through training and usage to successfully meet departmental responsibilities.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain stationary in front of a computer for up to 8 hours and must have good communication skills (i.e., communicate clearly and effectively) The employee must be able to read fine print. This job also requires the use of a computer and must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 25 pounds.

Environmental Requirements:

Must be able to work in a well-lit, temperature-controlled work area. May also be exposed to extreme weather conditions with constant ambient noise levels. Must be able to work in an open area with other employees. Employees must adhere to current company and CDC pandemic related guidelines.

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 (EEO) 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. CMoP complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

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.