University of Missouri-Kansas City · 1 day ago
Part-Time Visitor Services Representative - The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, 81013
Kansas City, MO
Part-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$15/hr - $16.50/hr
3+ years expThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is home to The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, which is seeking a detail-oriented Visitor Services Representative. This part-time role focuses on providing exceptional hospitality and visitor experiences by assisting with admissions, merchandise sales, and general museum guidance.
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Responsibilities
Facilitate Museum admissions and assist customers with Museum Store purchases
Support merchandising activities including restocking, organizing inventory, and processing incoming orders
Process online admissions and store inventory
Assist in opening and closing the museum, following set procedures
Welcome Museum visitors and provide a friendly and inviting presence to the Museum
Answer visitors’ questions about the collection and provide general museum guidance
Maintain work areas clean and orderly, including front desk, public spaces, interactives and surfaces of gallery cases, and volunteer spaces
Preserve visitor safety as well as Museum Store and gallery security
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A high school diploma or equivalent
At least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired
Preferred
Two years of experience with cash handling, retail, or customer service preferred
Ability to operate a PC to process Point of Sale (Clover) transactions and use standard Windows-based software programs, such as Microsoft Office
Must be comfortable with public speaking and have an interest in cultural and educational organizations
Benefits
Individuals in non benefit eligible positions may choose to participate in the Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (403b).
Company
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.4MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
2023-11-09Grant· $2M
2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Amanda Davis MPA, CFRE
UMKC Foundation President & Chief Advancement Officer
Anna L. Simmons
* Partner, USFirst FLL Robotics at UMKC School of Computing & Engineering
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