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Building Services Associate

Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

SUMMARY

Responsible for the daily cleaning of all public and staff areas, special event areas, including trash removal and periodic moving of furniture and other items. Assists with event set up and take down, furniture and office moves and occasionally moving exhibit pieces.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works with cleaning chemicals, mechanical equipment such as vacuum cleaners, carpet extractors and sometimes high-powered floor buffing machines.

Additional seasonal work may include snow shoveling at building entrances.

OneWeekend day and Mondays required. Work schedule may include flexible hours, weekends, weekdays, evenings, holidays and extended hours in order to meet the needs of the organization. Management retains the right to alter work schedules accordingly.
RMSC CORE VALUES

  • Supports the RMSC Core Values of Community, Innovation, Excellence, Lifelong Learning, and Integrity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Daily cleaning of all public and staff areas: including but not limited to: dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, glass cleaning, trash removal
  • Event set ups and takedowns
  • Moving exhibit pieces as assigned
  • Other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

Informational/Technical/Equipment:

  • Ability to operate, care for and maintain cleaning equipment.

Communications:

  • Ability to communicate effectively, politely, professionally, and comfortably with all guests and staff.
  • Ability to read and comprehend written instruction, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Decision Making and Reasoning Ability:

  • Must be dependable, organized, and able to adapt to changing demands and environments.
  • Be able to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions delivered in written or verbal form.
  • Ability to solve problems and troubleshoot.

Time Management:

  • Ability to meet established deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively transition between multiple duties.
  • Ability to take initiative and identify projects in need of completion.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; stand; bend; climb; to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; and crouch. The employee is regularly required to move throughout the building; ascend and descend stairs. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

During high visitation periods, the noise level in public areas can be loud due to large numbers of people and related activities. There may be occasional exposure to bodily fluids during the cleaning and removal process.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience/Requirements:

  • High school diploma (or equivalent education or combination of experience and education) preferred.
  • One year of experience is preferred.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and does not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

RMSC is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This policy expressly prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic predisposition, gender identity or expression, carrier status, domestic violence victim status, veteran status, or status as a member of any other protected group or activity.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

  • Rochester, NY 14607 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16

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