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Building & Grounds Custodian

Role Title: Trades Technician II
Position #: Hourly/Wage
Hourly Pay Range: $ 15.00
Job Role: Museum Technician/ B&G
Location: Martinsville, VA

An exciting opportunity to join the Virginia Museum of Natural History team is now available!
The museum is eagerly seeking qualified candidates to apply for the position of Buildings & Grounds Custodian, in which you’ll play an important role in maintaining the appearance, functionality and cleanliness of Virginia’s natural history museum and its grounds. Watch out for dinosaurs and lions on the prowl during your rounds!

In this position, you’ll also assist with a wide variety of museum events, some of which attract thousands of visitors from throughout Virginia, North Carolina and elsewhere!

As Buildings & Grounds Custodian, you’ll also help team members with a variety of other responsibilities, ranging from exhibit maintenance to lawncare to other tasks, as required.
This is a part-time position, with set workdays of Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m. (Sunday workdays are from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend only). Looking for more hours? We can help with that! This job will provide opportunities to work weekdays to receive up to 29 hour work weeks, if desired. As with most museum team members, the Buildings & Grounds Custodian will also be required to work some evening and holiday hours.

If you think you have what it takes - and you want to be part of a fun, supportive, and dedicated team - we welcome you to apply right now!

Duties:

• Perform building sanitation and custodial work.
• Assist in other areas, as needed, including, but not limited to, assistance with installing and deinstalling exhibits, assistance with lawn care, and assistance with overall cleanliness of areas throughout the museum.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision and within in a team atmosphere.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Experience with the above duties is a plus, but not required.
• Must have basic computer skills (i.e. send/receive email, input time worked, etc.)
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to pass a background check.

Application Process:

Only online applications are accepted. In addition to the online application, applicants must submit a resume and 3 references. These documents may be attached to the online application. The Commonwealth of Virginia online employment application is available at https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home. For questions about this job position, please contact Lynette Perkins, Human Resources Manager, via email at lynette.perkins@vmnh.virginia.gov or via phone at 276-403-8522.

The Virginia Museum of Natural History complies with E-Verify which is an internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are afforded equal opportunities without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability. The successful applicant must furnish proof of identity and employment eligibility and is subject to a background check.