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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508215
Division/Organization: General Services
Department: Chazen Museum
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: ELVEHJEM BUILDING, CONRAD A
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Performing and Visual Arts, Customer Service, Hospitality, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 Centrally located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the Chazen Museum of Art is home to the second-largest collection of art in Wisconsin and is the largest collecting museum in the Big 10. Within its 176,000 square feet of museum space is a collection of approximately 23,000 works of art covering diverse historical periods, cultures, and geographic locations. Diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are essential to the Chazen's mission.

Anticipated Start Date:

 February 1, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 0-12

Schedule:

 Must be available on first Sunday of each month for Sunday Afternoon Live concert program. Additional shifts will be assigned as events are scheduled. Many event shifts occur between 3:00 & 8:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $15.00

Number of Positions:

 3

Qualifications:

 • Must be a friendly, outgoing & approachable representative of museum while following museum procedure for security and safety of works of art
• Fine attention to detail, professionalism, dependability, and communication skills
• Ability to work on a team and independently

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Customer service experience preferred but not required
• Catering or event experience preferred but not required

Position Summary/Job Duties:

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Help facilitate events to include: gallery talks, lectures, receptions and concerts.
• Provide support with event setup, attendance tracking, wayfinding, assisting with hands on activities, greeting patrons, providing directions, and event clean up.
• Enforce museum policies to ensure smooth event execution.
• Will act as event lead when Event Coordinator is off-site.

Physical Demands:

This work requires light lifting (up to 30 lbs.), bending, stretching, climbing, pushing, twisting, pulling, and reaching

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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