Museum Operations & Facilities Associate

Description

Museum Operations & Facilities Associate

Department: Operations & Exhibits

Reports To: Operations Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Schedule: Requires availability during Museum operating hours, including some weekends, evenings, special events, and scheduled closures.

Regular Schedule

The regular work schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with meal and rest breaks provided in accordance with applicable requirements.

Compensation

$21.00 per hour

The Bronx Children’s Museum seeks a dependable, organized, and service-oriented Museum Operations & Facilities Associate to help ensure that the Museum is clean, safe, stocked, organized, and ready to welcome children and families each day.

Working as part of the Operations & Exhibits team, the Associate supports the daily care and readiness of the Museum’s public spaces, exhibits, offices, staff areas, restrooms, storage areas, and shared spaces. The position combines custodial and facilities responsibilities with exhibit readiness, inventory and restocking, Waterways support, internal deliveries, and day-to-day operational assistance.

Because a children’s museum is a highly active environment, the Associate will work throughout the building, responding to changing needs while maintaining consistent standards for cleanliness, organization, safety, and hospitality.

• Maintain the cleanliness and readiness of Museum public areas, exhibit spaces, lobby, restrooms, offices, staff areas, meeting spaces, and other assigned areas.
• Perform routine cleaning, including sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, sanitizing high-touch surfaces, cleaning glass and other surfaces, and removing trash and recycling.
• Conduct regular restroom checks and replenish soap, paper products, and other supplies.
• Respond promptly to spills, accidents, and other cleaning needs during Museum operations.
• Complete opening, between-session, and closing cleaning and reset responsibilities according to established checklists.
• Conduct scheduled deep cleaning during non-public days and Museum closure periods.
• Follow Museum procedures for cleaning products, chemical storage, personal protective equipment, and safe handling practices.
• Report leaks, damaged fixtures, pest activity, unsafe conditions, unusual odors, equipment problems, and other facilities concerns promptly to the Operations Manager.

• Conduct daily walkthroughs of assigned exhibit and visitor areas to ensure spaces are clean, orderly, stocked, and ready for visitors.
• Reset approved loose exhibit materials and visitor-use items to their designated locations.
• Restock designated consumable materials throughout the Museum.
• Deliver approved supplies and materials to Museum areas as needed.
• Assist with resetting spaces between visitor sessions, school groups, programs, and special activities.
• Monitor exhibit areas for cleanliness and visible operational concerns and report damaged, missing, loose, wet, or potentially unsafe components to the Operations Manager.
• Support routine exhibit cleaning according to approved procedures.
• Assist with moving tables, chairs, stanchions, approved equipment, and other materials for programs, meetings, and events.
• Perform exhibit repairs or use specialized tools, equipment, or chemicals only when trained and specifically authorized to do so.

• Maintain established inventory levels for designated operational and facilities supplies.
• Monitor cleaning products, restroom supplies, paper products, trash liners, gloves, Waterways supplies, and other assigned materials.
• Maintain organized and appropriately labeled supply closets and storage…