Visitor Services Associate

Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust (ASMHPT) seeks a Visitor Services Associate to provide visitor services and operations assistance at Arch Street Meeting House.

This is a part-time (roughly 19 hours per week) hourly and nonexempt position. This position reports to the Museum and Education Manager of ASMHPT. Pay rate is $20.00/hr. This is a seasonal position, filled during the times the museum is open to the public and available for rentals from April-December, with flexibility on weekends and evenings to assist with rentals and programs.

 

Benefits: $200.00/month stipend for health insurance and sick days.

 

General Schedule: Thursday-Saturday 9:30-4:30, includes a ½ unpaid lunch break. Flexibility depending on rental schedule required.

Responsibilities:

• Greet all visitors, individuals and groups, when they arrive at the meeting house. Process visitor entry fee transactions and respond to inquiries related to the building's history.
• Conduct tours, field trips and education programs on days we are open to the public.
• Assist with rentals and onsite building use as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Front-line customer service experience is required, including working with a POS system and engaging face-to-face with the general public.
• Experience working with students preferred;
• Organization, time management, problem solving, and decision-making skills;
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule to supervise the logistics of programs and events as needed;
• Written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills including experience working with individuals from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
• History experience is not required.

 

All staff members at ASMHPT work in a collaborative manner. In that context, all are expected to be flexible, collegial, and willing to accept a variety of assignments. ASMHPT & PYM are EOEs; diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. All staff members must be Committed to the principals of Equity and Inclusion and to the ASMHPT/PYM staff vision to become an anti-oppression organization. 

About the Organization

Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust oversees the preservation, operation, and educational programs at Arch Street Meeting House, a National Historic Landmark building in Old City, Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.HistoricASMH.org

The work of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is made possible through the generous support of committed individuals and institutions.