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Guest Services Team Lead, Smart Museum - Chicago, United States - Workday
Description
DepartmentAI Museum Operations
About the Department
As the fine arts museum of the University of Chicago, the Smart Museum of Art is a site for rigorous inquiry and exchange that encourages the examination of complex issues through the lens of art objects and artistic practice.
Through strong scholarly and community collaborations and a welcoming approach to its exhibitions, collections, publications, research and teaching, and public programs, the Smart Museum plays a dynamic role in expanding artistic canons, rethinking received histories, introducing new perspectives, and engaging diverse communities—locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Smart Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024.Job Summary
The Guest Services Team Lead promotes a positive visitor experience and ensures protection of the Smart Museum's art objects by managing the Guest Services team that welcomes Museum guests and ensures compliance with Museum visitor protocols.
The Team Lead also addresses patron issues and questions as well as any facilities and securities issues that arise when they are serving as primary keyholder for the Museum.
In addition, when exhibitions are not on view, the Guest Services Team Lead works with colleagues across the Smart Museum to support ongoing operations including support for various administrative, operational and programmatic areas of the Museum.
The Guest Services Team Lead reports to the Facility and Security Manager.Responsibilities
Recruits, hires, trains, and manages the Guest Services team comprised of fulltime and parttime staff and University students
. Emphasizes FGLI and workstudyeligible students in hiring. Coordinates with Human Resources on hiring paperwork. Approves staff timesheets.
Supports and holds
Guest Services staff accountable for their areas of responsibility including knowledge of the Museum's mission and current program offerings, safety procedures, customer service, and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Conducts staff orientations and maintains ongoing and supportive relationships with the staff with a focus on mentorship, training, and skill building, both within the gallery and for staff welcoming visitors at the Museum's entrance.
Works with other Museum departments to ensure that overall structure of Guest Services supports institutional goals and needs.Oversees scheduling and
proactively ensures appropriate Guest Services staffing levels for daily operations as well as offhours activities and events.
On the rare occasions that additional security staff is needed, oversees communication and scheduling with the University's security services contractor (Allied Universal).
Primarily staffs front desk and gallery positions as needed to cover staff breaks.Leads weekly team meetings for Guest Services staff.
Ensures that staff receive regular communications about updates, events, and programs that impact the team's work and participation in all staff meetings and events organized by the Director's Office.
Ensures compliance with Smart Museum visitor protocols including protection of art objects and files incident reports with the Registration and Exhibitions teams as needed.
Implements policies and procedures within the Guest Services team to support museum service standards, enhances the visitor experience, implements assessments as directed, and establishes benchmarking standards of service for the Guest Services team.
Maintains and updates training manuals for Guest Services staff.Assists Guest Services staff in responding to patron issues and questions, including calls and emails regarding online reservations.
In coordination with the Exhibitions team, develops training materials and procedures for each exhibition to ensure that the Guest Services team effectively manages projectspecific needs, including turning audio/visual (a/v) equipment on and off, checking regularly to ensure that a/v equipment is working properly, etc. Also ensures that collateral materials are properly maintained.
Collaborates with members of the Feitler Center and Public Practice teams to develop integrated training and communitybuilding opportunities for student gallery attendant staff, with a goal of longterm retention of student staff as gallery attendants or in other roles at the Museum.
Implements protocols for managing the visitor reservation system, attendance and visitor information gathering, and other data as directed. Maintains necessary documentation including Museum attendance records, and regularly communicates this information to other staff.
Manages the daytoday activities related to publications sales in the museum building, including training staff, managing sales functions, and tracking inventory.
Recommends improvements and changes when necessary to the Facility and Security Manager.
Serves as one of the primary keyholders responsible for opening and closing the Museum on its regular schedule including at least one weekend day and one evening, as well as for afterhours needs and events. Ensures that security procedures are followed when opening and closing the museum and galleries.
Responds to facilities and securities issues that arise when the Facility and Security Manager is unavailable.
Assists the Facility and Security Manager with space planning and setup/breakdown for rentals, events, and programs. Staffs rentals, events, and programs as scheduled and needed.
Works with colleagues across the Museum to support ongoing operations including support for operations and facilities, development, public practice, registration, academic engagement, etc.
Provides support for the development and deployment of productions and programs.May act as a liaison with the community. Presents information about programs and the theatre to the public.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a fouryear degree).
Work
Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 25 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
College or university degree in related field.
3 to 5 years work experience in a museum or similar guestfacing environment.
Background effectively managing teams working in a guestfacing environment.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
Knowledge of museum standards.
Experience with technology tools available, including Windows computer environment, Microsoft Office, etc.
Preferred Competencies
Working knowledge of customer services standards in museums or similar environments.
Multitask within a fastpaced environment.
Excellent time management skills to stay organized and prioritize responsibilities.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
Comfortable with public speaking and experience writing communications, preparing and delivering presentations, trainings, and written materials.
Strong interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to foster partnership and collaboration, and to lead, manage and motivate others.
A solid understanding of University and community engagement or direct experience working collaboratively with individuals from all sectors of the University community and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Demonstrated skill and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the internal workings of the Smart Museum and University.Working Conditions
Extended periods of stationary work.
Moving around the museum to attend to visitors' and colleagues' needs.
Moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Working evening and weekend shifts.
This is a parttime position of approximately 20 hours per week.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
When applying, the document(s)
MUST
be uploaded via the
My Experience
page, in the section titled
Application Documents
of the application.
Job Family
Museum & Arts
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Pay Frequency
Biweekly
Scheduled
Weekly Hours
20
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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