Cultural Affairs Assistant
Salary Range:$ 15.50 hour DOQ
General Purpose:
Assertive individual interested in promoting the missions and facilities of The City of Mulberry's historic and cultural offerings, including The Mulberry Phosphate Museum, The Mulberry Cultural Center, The Gem Theater, and city-wide events.
Essential Functions:
- Facilitate and perform tours at the museum and cultural center
2. Provide quality customer service at all venues
3. Effectively communicate educational narratives to a diverse array of guests on the topics of history, natural science, art, and humanities as instructed
4. Effectively follow lesson plans for departmental programming with emphasis on elementary students
5. Special event assistance
6. Collections care assistance
7. Audio/Visual systems management
8. Assistance with the installation of exhibitions and exhibition breakdown
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Fast learner
2. Strong public speaking skills
3. Flexibility with schedules, with Saturday and evening availability
4. Able to work with small and large groups of all ages.
5. Ability to operate an automated computer system with speed and accuracy, including Microsoft Office suite, Internet, social media, and basic audio/visual systems
6. Must be able to stand for long periods and lift 20 pounds
Training and Experience:
Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, or an equivalent combination of training and
experience. Bilingual preferred but not required.
Licenses, Certificates, Special Requirements:
A valid Florida driver's license on the date of hire.
Physical and Mental Demands:
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stand; talk and hear; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and lift or move up to 15 pounds.
2. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
2. Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with constant interruptions; interact with City staff and other organizations; and frequently deal with dissatisfied or quarrelsome individuals.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee regularly works in an office and museum environment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The City of Mulberry provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.