Newark, New Jersey, United States · On-site
$18/hr
Job Description | Facilities Maintenance Division | Operations Department | Facilities Operations Reporting Relationship | Senior Manager, Building Services About The Newark Museum of Art: We acknowledge the traditional …
Skills: Institutional Cleaning, Facilities Maintenance, Floor Care, Event Setup, Grounds Upkeep
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Perform daily cleaning, maintenance, and operational support tasks to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for museum visitors and collections. Responsibilities include event setup, exterior grounds upkeep, and adhering to strict preservation protocols in gallery spaces.
Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least three years of experience in institutional cleaning or facilities maintenance. Candidates must be able to lift 50 pounds and be available to work flexible shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Job Description | Facilities Maintenance
Division | Operations
Department | Facilities Operations
Reporting Relationship | Senior Manager, Building Services
About The Newark Museum of Art:
We acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Lenape, also known as the Delaware, upon which The Newark Museum of Art resides.
We welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.
Founded in 1909 and located in New Jersey, The Newark Museum of Art (NMOA) is the state's largest museum and ranks twelfth nationally in terms of collection size. Global and diasporic, the collection includes more than 130,000 artworks, as well as significant holdings of science and natural history. From the ancient world to the art of today, NMOA boasts exceptional quality and depth in the Arts of Global Africa; Arts of Global Asia, featuring a renown Tibetan collection and Buddhist altar; Arts of the Americas, with particular strength in Native American art; Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean, and Decorative Arts.
Visitor-and community-centered, NMOA responds to the evolving needs and interests of the diverse publics it serves by offering exhibitions, programming, a research library, paid internships, and local and global partnerships. A four-acre campus includes the National Historic Landmark Ballantine House (1885); the Ward Carriage House (1868); the Old Stone School House (1784); and the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden. NMOA has launched an era of transformation to create an engaged citizenry by reimagining the role of the art museum for the 21st century.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Building Services, Facilities Maintenance performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and operational support tasks in accordance with the Museum’s safety, preservation, and facility standards. This role is responsible for maintaining the Museum’s interior and exterior spaces and supporting daily operations, including cleaning, event setup, and general building upkeep. This position helps ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for visitors, staff, and the Museum’s collections.
Work Schedule: This position is a full-time, on-site position, required to work on-site five (5) days per week from 8:00–5:00pm. Facilities Maintenance staff work a 40-hour workweek, including holidays and weekends. Overtime is available for other shifts.
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Rate: $18.18/hourly
The Newark Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Upholding this commitment, we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, placement, transfer, layoff, recall, leaves of absence, and termination.
We embrace a culture of inclusive excellence, ensuring that people of all backgrounds, identities, or abilities are empowered to explore, learn, contribute, and engage with the arts. Since its founding in 1909, the Museum has been grounded in the belief that art and learning are for everyone. The Museum reaffirms its dedication to this inclusive vision, which has shaped its aspirations, actions, and policies for over a century. More information on the Newark Museum of Art’s commitment to a culture of inclusive excellence can be found here.
The Newark Museum of Art is dedicated to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As an integral part of this commitment, reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants and employees to support them in performing the essential functions of their roles, unless doing so would cause undue hardship for the organization. For inquiries regarding reasonable accommodation, please contact [email protected].
The Newark Museum of Art invites you to enjoy unforgettable experiences in the arts and natural sciences.
Eighty galleries house The Newark Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The Museum complex also includes the 1885 Ballantine House, a restored National Historic Landmark; the Victoria Hall of Science; The Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss Planetarium; the Junior Museum; the Billy Johnson Auditorium; the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden; an authentic Schoolhouse from 1784; and the Newark Fire Museum. The Newark Museum of Art's distinguished art collections are international in scope and importance, and include 18th- to 20th-century American Painting and Sculpture; an important collection of Decorative Arts including the nation’s most acclaimed collection of pots; the Arts of Africa, the Americas and the Pacific; a world-renowned Asian Art collection, including a Tibetan Buddhist altar consecrated by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama; Classical Antiquities, representing Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman societies and an unparalleled collection of ancient glass; and one of the few Numismatic collections on public view in this country. A permanent Natural Science Gallery including changing exhibition space opened November 2002.
Offices: 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102, US
The Newark Museum of Art invites you to enjoy unforgettable experiences in the arts and natural sciences.
Eighty galleries house The Newark Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The Museum complex also includes the 1885 Ballantine House, a restored National Historic Landmark; the Victoria Hall of Science; The Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss Planetarium; the Junior Museum; the Billy Johnson Auditorium; the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden; an authentic Schoolhouse from 1784; and the Newark Fire Museum. The Newark Museum of Art's distinguished art collections are international in scope and importance, and include 18th- to 20th-century American Painting and Sculpture; an important collection of Decorative Arts including the nation’s most acclaimed collection of pots; the Arts of Africa, the Americas and the Pacific; a world-renowned Asian Art collection, including a Tibetan Buddhist altar consecrated by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama; Classical Antiquities, representing Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman societies and an unparalleled collection of ancient glass; and one of the few Numismatic collections on public view in this country. A permanent Natural Science Gallery including changing exhibition space opened November 2002.
Offices: 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102, US
