Event Support Staff (On-Call)

The Portland Art Museum (referred to as Museum) invites applications for the position of Event Support Staff. The Event Support Staff assists the Events department in setup and take down for all events  from external weddings and fundraisers to internal gallery events and meetings. Additional support is provided as coat check, janitorial, wayfinding, and crowd control services. 

This is a fast-paced, physically demanding position that requires excellent organization and time management skills. Event Support Staff are the backbone of the Museum's events, often working within a tight time frame to complete multiple tasks. Events would not be possible without the hard work of the event support staff crew, who do everything from setting tables to deep cleaning carpets and providing mid-event custodial support.

This role's workflow will change depending on the season. During busy event seasons, the emphasis is on room setup and event support. During the slower seasons, the emphasis shifts to the upkeep and improvement of our venues and equipment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer support in interactions with clients and uphold an environment that is welcoming, friendly, and approachable.
• Set and strike furniture in a safe manner.
• Fulfills setup duties by setting banquet furniture in event spaces in compliance with local life safety regulations.
• Fulfills custodial duties in advance of, during, and after events by stocking supplies, thoroughly cleaning and maintaining restrooms, collecting and disposing of garbage and recyclables, and providing a speedy response to spills or other custodial duties.
• Maintains ballrooms and other event spaces through painting, regular vacuuming, and carpet scrubbing.
• Crowd control duties, such as watching events during lunch breaks and conducting fire watch.
• Fulfills coat check duties by checking event attendees’ various coats, umbrellas, and bags.
• Monitoring events to ensure the safety of guests,staff, and museum property. 
• Maintain all equipment relevant to their position and uphold a high level of customer service while fulfilling all their duties.
• Adheres to event safety standards.
• Provide exceptional customer service in daily face-to-face interactions with museum visitors and uphold an environment that is welcoming, friendly and approachable.
• Keep track of schedules/timelines, both for the day and week.
• Identify and positively resolve client issues in the moment or elevate with care to the Production Supervisor. Knowledge of unconscious bias and awareness of microaggressions.
• Actively participate in promoting the Museum’s equity and inclusion and access goals.

Secondary or Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain and track an active inventory of furniture, tools, and event items.
• Repair broken furniture, signs, and other miscellaneous items that have been damaged.
• Fulfills administrative duties in the Event’s office by helping with items such as data entry, filing, and running errands.
• If comfortable and qualified, occasional driving of company van to pick up various supplies and do drop-offs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No supervisory responsibilities

Institutional Responsibilities

• Support the Museum’s mission, vision and core values of creativity, connection, equity, learning, accessibility and accountability. 
• Contribute to and support the PAM strategic plan, annual priorities, and institutional initiatives such as diversity, equity, inclusion and access.
• Contribute to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, a spirit of collegiality, cooperation, and openness to many perspectives.
• Participate in a culture of ongoing learning, collaboration, innovation, creativity, and community engagement.
• Promote equity and inclusion goals and have a “people first” mindset.

Required Knowledge & Skills

If you have any questions along the way including wanting to talk about a nontraditional career background, please reach out to HR.

• Knowledge of custodial procedures including the use of a carpet scrubbing machine.
• Outstanding organizational skills. Prioritize the work and complete projects in a timely manner. 
• Attention to detail and maintain calm under pressure.
• Knowledge of coat check and crowd control roles preferred.
• Function well in a busy work environment, working independently and as part of a team and receptive to supervisory direction.
• Carry out written or oral instructions, generally in a sequence or with scheduled work activities occurring on a regular basis.
• General knowledge of the museum's venue and meeting spaces and the equipment storage that supports them.
• Be respectful of diverse identities. Comfortable with and desire to engage all clients.
• Previous experience with Interior painting and basic building maintenance including drywall patching desired, not required.
• Previous experience with hand and power tools and general knowledge of basic fabrication techniques desired, not required.

On The Job Training Required, within windows as listed

• Learn the events departments emergency response plan and the locations of all fire extinguishers and AED/first aid kits (on the job within first week)
• Learning certain fire codes and ADA requirements (on the job, within first month)
• Best methods of laying out a room consistently (on the job, within two months)
• Locations of furniture and custodial supplies (on the job, within first week)
• Cleaning methods for equipment (on the job, within one month)
• Bloodborne Pathogen Training (on the job training)
• Software (Ungerboeck Hub, WhenIWork, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Excel), (on the job, within first month)
• Knowledge of events inventory (on the job, within first month)
• Maintenance and repair procedures (on the job, within first three months)

Education, Formal & Informal Experience, Training Required, Certification, Etc.

• High school diploma or equivalent, preferred but not required. 
• 1 year events set-up and teardown or custodial experience preferred. 

Job Conditions

• Non-Exempt/On-Call Status
• Schedule/Hours: Occasional, 4 hour minimum - 12 hour shifts, prefer at least 1 day per week availability (Schedule will be based on business needs and hours per week will typically not exceed 18)
• No travel
• Can be substantial overtime depending on events calendar
• Evening hours
• Close work with chemicals; cleaning supplies
• Onsite/Not Remote 

Physical Activities

• Continuously stand, walk, bend, use fingers and hands to handle material, tools or equipment, and reach with hands and/or arms.
• Occasionally sit, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally climb stairs or ladder (up to 20ft above the ground). 
• Frequently lift/push/pull heavy items with or without assistance. When lifting is required, employees are asked to use good judgment, make safety a top priority, and ask for assistance of others or of equipment as necessary.
• Frequently lift 13lbs above shoulder height.
• Frequently lift 59lbs from floor height. Will adhere to SAIF standards if lift weight is above 59lbs.
• Push or pull carts up an incline and safely roll down the incline. Weight can be 200 lbs. and require a team effort.
• Activity varies from lifting a heavy object for a few seconds, to carrying heavy objects across large ballrooms.
• This is not a complete representation of all physical requirements.

• This role is non-exempt/hourly and on-call.
• Budgeted compensation is within pay grade B ($15.95 min - $17.92 mid - $19.91 max), depending on experience 
• Shift differentials, for hourly/non-exempt staff, for hours worked onsite within:
  • Evening hours (6:00 pm-12:00 am) will be paid an additional $1.00 per hour
  • Night hours (12:01 am-6:00 am) will be paid an additional $2.00 per hour
• Accrued sick time
• Museum admission & lectures, programs, and gift shop discounts

In order to be considered eligible, submissions require a resume, four references, and all application questions answered. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application materials will be screened and interview candidates will be selected and notified by email. All applicants will be notified once the position is filled. 

Closing date: Open Until Filled

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

The Museum is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our hiring practices and in our Museum employee experiences. We strive to foster a mindful and respectful environment in which everyone can be their authentic selves at work and experience a culture free of harassment, racism, and discrimination.

The Museum is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political belief, disability or any other legally protected status. We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. This commitment ensures that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application, interview, and hiring process. Alternative formats of this application are available upon request. If reasonable accommodation or an alternative form of this application is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources at hr@pam.org or 503.276.4358

About the Portland Art Museum
The seventh oldest museum in the United States, the Portland Art Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions drawn from the Museum’s holdings and the world’s finest public and private collections. The Museum’s collection of more than 50,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of arts of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum devotes 90 percent of its galleries to its permanent collection.

The Museum’s campus of landmark buildings, a cornerstone of Portland’s cultural district, includes the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, the Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, the Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art, PAM CUT, and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art. With a membership of more than 22,000 households and serving more than 350,000 visitors annually, the Museum is a premier venue for education in the visual arts. For information on exhibitions and programs, call 503-226-2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.

About PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow
PAM CUT celebrates cinematic storytelling from around the corner and across the globe, embracing artists who want to express themselves in a variety of ways and don’t fit into neat categorization or boxes.

 The Portland, Oregon-based organization focuses on pioneering, multi-faceted artists changing for whom, by whom and how cinematic stories are told — and provides support directly to creatives through exhibitions, artist residency, career sustainability programs, ongoing education, and global recognition platforms including programming at its signature spaces at the Portland Art Museum, PAM CUT galleries, and the Tomorrow Theater. 
 
PAM CUT also serves individuals and communities who want to share experiences through our participatory, ever-evolving, and unbound programming.  Audiences attending PAM CUT programs experience and create cinematic storytelling in many forms including: Film, Series, Audio, Gaming, Animation, Immersive and XR, and more!
Learn more at pamcut.org.

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