Museum Security Officer

Bowdoin College • Brunswick, ME

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for a flexible, part-time position? This is a non-benefits-eligible, on-call position in the Art Museum. The Museum Security Officer has general responsibility for public safety, property protection, and is responsible for maintaining order and secure conditions within the Museum and on the Museum grounds. The ideal candidate has great customer service and communication skills and is able to interact with guests while maintaining the safety of the building. Officers perform a variety of duties, following policies and procedures involving the protection of cultural properties belonging to; under the care of the Museum of Art at Bowdoin College, Duties Include supervising visitors, responding to emergency situations, observing for fire, theft, vandalism, and other threats, and other similar duties as assigned. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is the cornerstone of the arts and culture at Bowdoin. One of the earliest collegiate art collections in the nation, it came into being through the 1811 bequest of James Bowdoin III of seventy European paintings and a portfolio of 140 master drawings. Over the years the collection has been expanded through the generosity of the Bowdoin family, alumni, and friends, and now numbers more than 20,000 objects, including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, and artifacts from prehistory to the present from civilizations around the world.

Requirements

• Great customer service skills
• Communication skills
• Able to interact with guests

Responsibilities

• Supervising visitors
• Responding to emergency situations
• Observing for fire, theft, vandalism, and other threats
• Maintaining order and secure conditions within the Museum and on the Museum grounds
• Maintaining the safety of the building
• Following policies and procedures involving the protection of cultural properties

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed