Position: Gallery Security Associate (Part-Time)
Reports to: Manager of Gallery Security
Team: Security
Status: Nonexempt/Part-time
Shifts: 1st shift and events as needed for evenings and weekends
Wage: Starting at $14.50-$21.00 per hour, competitive, and commensurate with experience. Potential for full-time status.
Benefits: Aflac, Free parking, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 2.5 days of DTO for every 250 hours worked, Museum membership, and other special discounts.
The Taft Museum of Art, located in downtown Cincinnati, is seeking a part-time Gallery Security Associates to work first shift and after-hour events. This position will be reporting to the Manager of Gallery Security. This position requires a positive, highly organized team player who communicates proactively, is attentive to detail, manages multiple priorities, and has excellent communication and collaborative skills. Enjoy this rare opportunity to join the staff of one of the finest small art museums in the United States.
Please submit a resume and three references. Please submit only through our online portal at https://www.taftmuseum.org/jobs/. Our team will review your information, and we will respond to you with the next steps. If you have questions, please email Human Resources at HRAdm@taftmuseum.org. No phone calls, please.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting directly to the Manager of Gallery Security, the Gallery Security Associate maintains the safety and security of the Taft Museum of Art’s guests, staff, contractors, vendors, as well as the collections, exhibitions and other assets. The Associate ensures that established goals and objectives are accomplished with prescribed priorities, within time limitations, and exercises independent judgment while carrying out overall responsibilities and other activities as assigned with the goal of ensuring an exceptional, engaging, and memorable experience for guests and an excellent working environment for all team members.
CORE REPONSIBILITIES
- Opens and closes the museum.
- Maintains the safety and security of the Taft Museum of Art’s guests, staff, contractors, vendors, as well as the collections, exhibitions and other assets
- Shares safety and museum etiquette with staff, vendors, volunteers, and visitors professionally and positively.
- Responds promptly and professionally to facility emergencies.
- Conducts or assists with evacuations due to fire or other emergencies.
- Reports for after-hour emergencies as needed.
- Stands a post and conducts patrols on foot to ensure both the facility and grounds are safe and secure.
- Identifies and reports irregularities such as fire hazards, windows, leaking water pipes, grounds, and doors left unlocked.
- Monitors personnel and parcels entering and departing the museum.
- Prepares Incident or Issue Reports promptly for the Manager of Gallery Security to review.
- Regulates vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the museum entrance to maintain orderly operations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
- Delivers an excellent guest experience across the entire museum.
MUSEUM CORE VALUES
All employees of the museum must strive to:
- Embrace the museum's core values of respect, integrity, excellence, creativity, and collaboration and demonstrate this understanding through words, behaviors, and interactions with our guests, staff members, volunteers, and the public.
- Learn and teach every day. Share knowledge freely with colleagues and pursue opportunities to gain new skills to enhance our success as a team.
- Appreciate, understand, and value each staff member’s expertise, background, experience, strengths, and unique perspective. Share time, energy, and knowledge with others to ensure everyone has the highest potential to succeed.
- Achieve excellence in all tasks and goals.
- Demonstrate professionalism on and off the job and always represent the Taft Museum of Art positively and professionally. Speak truthfully and fulfill promises and obligations in all museum dealings.
- Be comfortable and communicate with people of diverse backgrounds.
- Adhere to all current museum policies, procedures, protocols, and processes.
- Create a pleasant work environment by being a positive influence and respectful to every person.
The success of the Taft Museum of Art is driven by our core values of respect, integrity, excellence, creativity, and collaboration, as exemplified by our team members.
MUSEUM CORE VALUES
All employees of the museum must strive to:
- Embrace the museum's core values of respect, integrity, excellence, creativity, and collaboration and demonstrate this understanding through words, behaviors, and interactions with our guests, staff members, volunteers, and the public.
- Learn and teach every day. Share knowledge freely with colleagues and pursue opportunities to gain new skills to enhance our success as a team.
- Appreciate, understand, and value each staff member’s expertise, background, experience, strengths, and unique perspective. Share time, energy, and knowledge with others to ensure everyone has the highest potential to succeed.
- Achieve excellence in all tasks and goals.
- Demonstrate professionalism on and off the job and always represent the Taft Museum of Art positively and professionally. Speak truthfully and fulfill promises and obligations in all museum dealings.
- Be comfortable and communicate with people of diverse backgrounds.
- Adhere to all current museum policies, procedures, protocols, and processes.
- Create a pleasant work environment by being a positive influence and respectful to every person.
The Taft Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1976, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other applicable employment laws. The TMA does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of an individual’s race, color, gender, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, placement, compensation, promotion, discipline, and termination.
