Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, located in Chestnut Hill, is looking for an Event/Venue Supervisor to be the on-site manager for evening events during the remainder of the 2026 season.

The Supervisor has three main areas of responsibility: customer service, operations, and vendor/client supervision.

Customer Service
The Event Supervisor ensures that the rental client’s needs are met throughout the evening and, whenever possible, goes above and beyond to ensure that they have a wonderful experience at the Arboretum. From time to time, weddings can be stress-inducing for those involved. That’s why it is important for our Supervisors to be calm under pressure, professional, able to think on their feet, and maintain a sense of humor.

Operations
Operationally, the Event Supervisor is on-site to make sure that the lights stay on, and paper products are fully stocked. The Supervisor handles any and all issues with the facility that may arise during the event. At the end of the night, the Supervisor locks up and ensures that the Arboretum is closed. Because the Supervisor is the only Arboretum staff member on-site during evening events, they must be reliable, independent, and have a strong attention to detail.

Vendor/Client Supervision
As the manager on-site, the Event/Wedding Supervisor ensures that the rental client and all third party vendors adhere to the Arboretum’s policies and procedures at all times, including clean-up and noise level requirements. As such, Supervisors must be self-confident and comfortable addressing issues directly.

This is a part-time, paid position with hours from 3:00PM-12:00AM (sometimes earlier or later end time, depending on event clean-up) on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through October. Supervisors can expect to work 4-5 events per month, so should have good weekend availability.

Qualifications
H.S. Diploma preferred.
1-2 year professional experience, required.

Event/Venue Supervisor (PT)