Safety Ambassador

Schedule: Part time, Sundays 2:00-9:30pm and Mondays, 4:00-9:30pm

About GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

GoggleWorks is a place to develop skills, ask questions, experiment freely, and investigate the human spirit. Here we create a dialogue between the established and the experimental, the contemporary and the traditional. Through exceptional arts education and engaging community programming, we inspire people to expand the boundaries of art making, personal growth, and appreciation for material culture. GoggleWorks supports aspiring, emerging, and established artists through year-round arts education; including workshops, classes, visiting artists, residencies, summer camps, studio access, and exhibitions. Additionally, GoggleWorks offers a robust schedule of community programs and special events; including Handcrafted Holiday Market, Pumpkin Palooza, Spring Iron Pour, Gallery Receptions, and our After School Arts Program.

 

Our Mission

To transform lives through unique interactions with art.

 

Description
The Safety Ambassador will help ensure the safety of GoggleWorks’ patrons by upholding GoggleWorks policies; identifying, preventing, and addressing violations to facility policies; ensuring the proper doors are locked and access protocols are followed; encouraging a comfortable and safe environment by engaging patrons and deescalating potential conflicts, and reporting emergencies to the proper authorities.

Reporting
The Safety Ambassador works independently and cooperatively with staff and reports directly to the Safety Ambassador Manager and Custodian Manager .

Qualifications

  • Have essential physical and mental capabilities in the following: Ability to follow directions, interpersonal skills, memory, attention to detail, evaluating, organizing and innovation.

  • Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend English

  • Must be able to move continuously during work hours

  • High School Diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent relevant experience

  • Must be able to follow instructions

  • Be available and attentive to handle emergencies and special situations requiring immediate attention

  • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends

  • Ability to work as a member of a team

  • Must pass and maintain criminal and child abuse clearances as required by law

Responsibilities

  • Complete rounds of each floor and building on an hourly basis to check for unauthorized persons, stairwell or egress obstructions, unoccupied studios and office locked doors, or obvious problems or issues

  • Complete rounds of parking lot, guard booth, and outdoor areas to check for suspicious activity. Report any suspicious activity to authorities

  • Turn off lights and lock appropriate areas at time of closing

  • Bar entry for unauthorized persons when GoggleWorks is closed to the public

  • Operate freight elevators

  • Following events or movie showings, act as a presence in the parking lot and ensure visitors get to their vehicles safely

  • Deescalate any situations with visitors who may cause a disturbance. Contact authorities when appropriate

  • Assist with event setup and tear down as needed

  • Perform other duties as assigned

 

To Apply

Please submit a resume to hr@goggleworks.org.

 

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, political affiliation or belief. Employment decisions are made without consideration of these or any other factors that are prohibited by law.