Job Description

Title: Museum Attendant

Position Purpose:

The position of Museum Attendant at the Bates College Museum of Art combines activities of visitor services and security for exhibitions and works of art on exhibition in the museum galleries. Museum Attendants work to provide a welcoming environment to museum visitors and provide information and assistance regarding exhibitions, while ensuring the safety of artworks. Attendants also provide some administrative support, including record keeping, word processing, spreadsheets, and clerical work.

Job Duties:

• Continuous monitoring of galleries to provide security for works of art in gallery areas.
• Ensure visitors do not touch or endanger works of art.
• Welcome visitors and provide information related to exhibitions but also for the Arts Center and
  other general information (directions, etc).
• Answer museum telephone and take messages and forward calls as necessary.
• Keep track of museum attendance.
• Perform various duties and tasks as requested by supervisor or director.
• Provide welcoming, friendly environment for museum visitors.
• Provide some administrative support in the form of word processing, spreadsheets, clerical work,
  etc.
• Sales of exhibition catalogues, posters, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 
• College courses, particularly related to art history, preferred.

Experience

• 1+ years’ experience in visitor or other public welcoming and informational setting desired. 
• 1+ Administrative assistant experience desired. 
• 1+ years of gallery, museum or other security experience desired.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with clientele such as students, staff, faculty, co-workers and the public. 
• Keen attention to detail and surrounding activity. 
• Proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 
• Willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed. 
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, evenings, on-call and other non-traditional schedules. 
• Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college. 

Benefits:  

Bates College offers competitive salaries, access to the library and athletic facilities, and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. This position may accrue leave in accordance with the Maine Earned Paid Leave law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.  Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations.  All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at [email protected] .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

About Bates College

Founded in 1855, Bates is one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, with a long history of commitments to principles of human dignity and diversity.Since its inception, Bates has been a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor and to programs and opportunities by qualified learners of all backgrounds. Historically, Bates students and graduates have linked education with service, leadership, and obligations beyond themselves.Bates has highly competitive admission, graduates over 90% of its entering students, and over half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates has 1,700 students, 200 faculty members and 550 staff and administrative employees.The College is proud of its strong involvements in the Lewiston-Auburn communities, Maine’s second largest urban area, with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 109-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, Maine, a lively small city enjoying an exciting economic and cultural revitalization. With an engaged citizenry, lively arts scene, and historic downtown, this walkable city is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 340 miles north of New York City.

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