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Facilities Coordinator Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508281
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: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Performing and Visual Arts, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Department and Office Assistants, Facilities and Landscaping, Career Management, Honoring Context and Culture, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 The Chazen Museum of Art houses 24,000 art objects between its two buildings and approximate 163,000 square footage. Maintaining these facilities for visitor and artwork safety is an evolving, strategic, and thoughtful workload. Join the team in this behind-the-scenes position by working directly with the Chazen’s Facilities Coordinator to ensure our spaces are accessible, welcoming, and functioning at their highest capacity.

Anticipated Start Date:

 Mid January

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 10

Schedule:

 5-10 hours per week, flexible days (Monday-Friday)

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00/hour

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 • Interest, education, or previous experience working with building mechanical systems,
daily building operations, or logistical problem-solving
• Customer service experience
• Project management experience a plus
• Minimum sophomore or junior in standing

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel
• Organizational and time management skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Perform building checks to observe routine maintenance needs and visitor experience;
report observations to supervisor or museum leadership staff
• Enforce museum policies to ensure smooth daily operations in both museum buildings
• Diagnose building mechanical issues, troubleshoot, and/or submit work orders for repair
working directly with supervisor to ensure best path for corrective action
• Collect environmental data for review and assist with taking corrective action as necessary
for artwork safety
• Engage with building users including museum staff, custodial services, skilled trades,
security/emergency personnel, public visitors, and outside vendors
• Other duties as assigned
• Expect 5-10 hours per week with flexible schedule (Monday-Friday)
• Work is expected to be performed in person and on site

Physical Demands:

• Travel throughout both buildings,
mechanical spaces, and occasional
tight quarters
• Bending, crouching, and lifting
expected (occasionally unassisted
lifting of items 25-40 lbs)

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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