New 
Porter
 The Jewish Museum | |
$23.82 / hr
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 United States, New York, New York | |
| 1109 5th Avenue (Show on map) | |
 Sep 10, 2025 | |
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Porter Department: Operations Title: Porter Shift: Thursday - Monday FSLA Status: Non-Exempt Supervisor: Associate Director, Operations Schedule: 40 Hours/Week The Jewish Museum: The Jewish Museum serves people of all religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds through world-class art exhibitions ranging from ancient to contemporary. Founded in 1904 and located on New York City's Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum aspires to be the global leader at the center of Jewish culture. The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. The Museum's thought-provoking, innovative, and intellectually stimulating exhibitions and education programs serve a wide range of audiences, including families, teens, students, educators, and visitors with disabilities. As an identity-based institution, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions, challenging all forms of bigotry and discrimination and promoting understanding among wide audiences. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work. The Jewish Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all and to promoting a positive work culture that celebrates difference, challenges prejudice, and ensures fairness. Integrity, collegiality, and excellence are central to the Museum's values. These values, along with an institution-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion (DEAI), are embedded in the Museum's strategic plan and will be the focus of a comprehensive DEAI action plan. The Position: The Porter is responsible for physical maintenance of the office areas, staff kitchens, public and staff restrooms, galleries and public areas. Additional responsibilities include set-ups for meeting and events. The Porter must be reliable, honest, and able to work independently and efficiently. Must have flexible schedule and able to cover day, evening and weekend shifts. Responsibilities Include: Routine work includes, but is not limited to the following: * Perform routine and specialized cleaning tasks throughout office and gallery spaces, including dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, and sanitizing restrooms, public areas, staff kitchens, and gallery spaces. 2 * Proficient in the safe and proper use of necessary cleaning equipment to maintain and enhance the appearance of floors (buffing, shampooing, stripping, etc...) * Collecting and disposing of garbage from building(s), as well as bundling cardboard for pick-up in accordance with NYC Sanitation regulations. * Ability to follow logistics and floor plans to set up tables/chairs/spaces for various events and meetings. * Skilled in using hand trucks, dollies, and other equipment to facilitate the movement of items within the building(s). * Ability to maintain exterior of museum, such as washing down sidewalks and weeding tree pits in summer and shoveling snow and applying snow melt in winter. * Able to provide relief and assistance to other team members. * Capable of cleaning all tools, supplies and equipment after each use and store in the proper place. * Other duties as assigned Requirements: * High School Diploma or G.E.D. * Minimum of three years related experience * Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. * Must be able to work standing up for an eight (8) hour shift Salary: $23.82/hour Send Resume with Cover Letter To: Director, Human Resources The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 Email: jobs@thejm.org Fax: 212.423.3232 The Jewish Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to building a culturally diverse staff and encourages applications from diverse candidates. This is a unionized position with covered employees represented by Local 241, TWU, AFL-CIO. | |