Environmental Service Worker

Founded in 1968, the Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by Black culture. It is a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society.

The Environmental Service Worker is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the museum building and main offices and storage spaces and their surrounding grounds. Their duties include vacuuming floors, sanitizing restrooms and facilities, and collecting trash to ensure the building occupants have a clean space and environment. Applicants should have experience doing maintenance work and a sound knowledge of general cleaning methodologies of a museum and office spaces.

As a member of the Building Operations department, the Environmental Service Worker cleans and maintains assigned areas to meet customers and client satisfaction. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary by requirements and business needs. This is a full‑time position reporting to the Associate Director of Building Operations. This role also requires the ability to work independently, and on some weekends and during evening events as assigned, while unsupervised, and working alone when necessary.

The work schedule will be 8 hours daily five days per week between the days of Mondays through Sundays, with a total of thirty‑five (35) hours plus one hour of lunch. Approved OT is paid after working 40‑hours straight within a week and as approved by direct supervisor or their next‑up supervisor.

An Environmental Service Worker’s main responsibility is to clean the workspace and all areas of the museum building as assigned. These tasks are broken down into several duties performed throughout the day or at regular intervals, such as:

• Emptying trash cans and replacing liners
• Dusting all surfaces
• Using equipment, commercial vacuums, floor buffers, and carpets
• Cleaning galleries and art spaces as needed
• Polish terrazzo floors and scrub concrete floors as needed
• Cleaning and disinfecting restrooms, offices, stairs, elevators, handrails, countertops, and furniture
• Cleaning wood, linoleum, ceramic tile, and other types of floors
• Collecting and taking out trash and recycling
• Sweep and mop
• Perform seasonal snow removal and hose down sidewalks plus water garden
• Courier between nearby sites
• Change bulbs
• Polish hardware
• Empty shredder machine
• Escort vendors as necessary throughout the museum building and main offices
• Sanitize all surfaces to include phones, wall switches, door handles, and desks
• Wipe and disinfect partitions, walls, doorknobs
• Wipe and clean desks, chairs, lounge furniture, PC monitors, and phones
• Clean windows and glass as needed
• Wipe mirrors and restroom stalls
• Assist with completing task requests and in working together with Engineering
• Keep all kitchen appliances clean (i.e., fridge, microwave, coffee maker, ice machine, chilled water machine, etc.)
• Assist with event requests and set‑up plus breakdown
• Install floor protection throughout museum floors during installation/de‑installation of artwork projects, and during work inside galleries and projects spaced by outside vendors
• Perform moves using U‑Haul trucks as necessary (only authorized/licensed drivers are to manage any vehicle)
• Respond to after‑hours calls for service
• Travel via MTA to other facilities to perform cleaning, delivery of stock items, etc.
• Participate in fire drills and as a fire brigade member evacuate museum goers and office staff/visitors
• Able to lift fifty pounds or more

• Prior knowledge of working in a museum institution a plus but not necessary
• Available to work weekends and flexible
• Responsible for carrying a work phone, keycards, and access fobs
• Work autonomously and within a team
• Assist in cleaning projects as required
• Assist in small office moves using rented trucks
• Able to use local mass transportation to work at other sites within the Harlem, NY area (bus/train traveling is less than three miles apart). Reimbursement provided.
• A valid NY State driver’s license a plus but not necessary

• A high…