Visitor Services Associate

Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust (ASMHPT) seeks a Visitor Services Associate to provide visitor services and operations assistance at Arch Street Meeting House.

This is a part-time (roughly 19 hours per week) hourly and nonexempt position. This position reports to the Museum and Education Manager of ASMHPT. Pay rate is $20.00/hr. This is a seasonal position, filled during the times the museum is open to the public and available for rentals from April-December, with flexibility on weekends and evenings to assist with rentals and programs.

Benefits: $200.00/month stipend for health insurance and sick days.

General Schedule: Thursday-Saturday 9:30-4:30, includes a ½ unpaid lunch break. Flexibility depending on rental schedule required.

Responsibilities:

• Greet all visitors, individuals and groups, when they arrive at the meeting house. Process visitor entry fee transactions and respond to inquiries related to the building's history.
• Conduct tours, field trips and education programs on days we are open to the public.
• Assist with rentals and onsite building use as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Front-line customer service experience is required, including working with a POS system and engaging face-to-face with the general public.
• Experience working with students preferred;
• Organization, time management, problem solving, and decision-making skills;
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule to supervise the logistics of programs and events as needed;
• Written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills including experience working with individuals from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
• History experience is not required.

All staff members at ASMHPT work in a collaborative manner. In that context, all are expected to be flexible, collegial, and willing to accept a variety of assignments. ASMHPT & PYM are EOEs; diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. All staff members must be Committed to the principals of Equity and Inclusion and to the ASMHPT/PYM staff vision to become an anti-oppression organization. 

About the Organization

Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust oversees the preservation, operation, and educational programs at Arch Street Meeting House, a National Historic Landmark building in Old City, Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.HistoricASMH.org