Visitor Services Assistant

The Opportunity

The Visitor Services Associate supports daily gallery and reception desk operations in accordance with Museum and University policies.

Responsibilities include greeting visitors answering questions and phone calls and managing keys access cards and activity logs. The role also involves maintaining parking maintenance and vehicle records along with providing general administrative support including sorting and distributing mail.

About The Johnson Museum of Art

The Johnson Museum of Art houses a diverse collection of 40000 works spanning 6000 years representing cultures from around the world. The Museum hosts exhibitions and programs that showcase new research and perspectives through collaborations with Cornell faculty students scholars and cultural communities. It supports Cornells academic mission by hosting approximately 350 class sessions annually and promotes community engagement through educational programs serving more than 6000 schoolchildren and regional teachers.

Key Responsibilities

• Greet visitors school groups tour groups clients and presenters; provide information about the Museum Cornell Ithaca artwork and local events.

• Register participants for educational programs track visitor and staff attendance maintain parking logs and ensure compliance with parking policies.

• Answer multi-line telephone calls respond to inquiries redirect calls and take messages.

• Monitor the lobby and galleries maintain a welcoming environment assist visitors and ensure adherence to Museum policies.

• Log daily activities distribute and track keys and access cards maintain authorized access to secure spaces and follow established security protocols.

• Inspect incoming and outgoing artwork mail packages and personal belongings; coordinate safe building access for maintenance construction and other outside workers.

• Report incidents and pertinent information to the building coordinator manager and appropriate staff.

• Sort and distribute incoming U.S. and campus mail maintain lobby signage package and mail catalogs and provide general administrative support to Museum staff.

• Create and maintain 25Live facility reservations update event schedules and calendars and coordinate logistics with Cornell and external clients while following Museum security requirements.

• Develop and maintain digital tools and documents to support reception operations and provide data for leadership including grant requests.

What We Need

For further consideration please submit a resume and cover letter.

• High school diploma and some related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Self-motivated resourceful reliable encouraging and team-oriented.

• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.

If you have all those things great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have but its ok if you dont.

• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.

• Experience using 25Live or a similar web-based scheduling and calendar system.

• Experience operating audiovisual (AV) equipment.

• Strong initiative and the ability to work independently.

• Background in security event planning and mentoring preferred.

This is a full-time 40-hour-per-week position based fully on-site in Ithaca NY. Core hours are Tuesday through Friday 8:15 a.m.5:30 p.m. and Saturday 11:45 a.m.4:30 p.m.

This position follows a flexible work schedule that includes weekdays evenings and weekends and may involve split days off. Applicants should be comfortable with schedule adjustments to support museum events and coverage needs. The final schedule will be established in collaboration with the supervisor.

This is a one-year term appointment contingent upon available work funding and performance.

Rewards and Benefits

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health wellbeing and sustainability.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options generous retirement contributions access to wellness programs and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits Working at Cornell.

• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving and the day after and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off Working at Cornell

• Cornells impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program tuition aid for external education and Cornell Childrens Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits Working at Cornell

• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards Working at Cornell.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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