Facilities Attendant

The Contemporary Austin•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Attendant provides support to both TCA locations, the Jones Center downtown and Laguna Gloria in west Austin. This person will help oversee daily operations of buildings and grounds. As Austin’s only museum focused on contemporary artists and their work, The Contemporary Austin offers exhibitions, educational opportunities, and events that start conversations and fuel the city’s creative spirit. Known for artist-centric projects and collaborations, The Contemporary invites exploration at both its urban and natural settings—downtown at the Jones Center on Congress Avenue, lakeside at the Laguna Gloria campus (including the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park, the Art School, and the historic Driscoll Villa), and around Austin through the Museum Without Walls program. The Contemporary Austin values a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace and we seek to model these values in our hiring and engagement practices for all our artistic and educational programs. We welcome applications by BIPOC candidates as well as individuals who bring new perspectives in a host of ways. It is the policy of The Contemporary Austin not to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status and to take action to ensure that those seeking to do business with the Contemporary are treated fairly. The Contemporary Austin aims to create a safe, welcoming working environment and doesn’t tolerate discrimination of any kind. The organization is currently pursuing a multi-year DEIA effort and seeks individuals who share our commitment to this work.

Requirements

Available to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
Reliable transportation to/from both museum locations
Comfortable working outdoors in a variety of conditions including extreme heat and cold
Comfortable with basic hand tools, shop vacs, sump pumps, floor buffer and pressure washers
Strong problem solver
High attention to detail; highly organized
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to lift 50lbs on a regular basis
Ability to climb 16 ft ladder
Self-starter with ability to work independently
Team player
Positive attitude
Clean driving record

Responsibilities

Ensure high quality general maintenance of site facilities and equipment, including the historic Driscoll Villa, the Gatehouse, Visitor Center, and the Jones Center
Assisting and monitoring outside vendors on site, granting access, and relaying information to the Facilities Managers and Facility Attendant Leads
Assist other departments leads in the setting up of events for rentals, TCA public programming, family programming, education visits, art school classes and executive events including tables, chairs, tents, etc.
Event support for our large fundraising events The Very Rary and Art Dinner.
Noting and documenting facilities issues on TCA’s internal reporting app in Teams.
Taking part in special projects like site development, reorganization and assembling of office furniture etc.
Taking direction on projects and daily tasks from Facilities Managers and Deputy App.
Assisting with crowd and traffic flow inside the grounds at busy times.
Opening and closing buildings as needed by schedule or event needs. Includes arming and disarming alarm systems.
Taking part in all Health and Safety Training that TCA facilitates.
Setting up, using, and troubleshooting radios, loudspeakers, and basic AV equipment.