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About the Role

The Facilities Attendant provides support to both TCA locations, the Jones Center downtown and Laguna Gloria in west Austin, overseeing daily operations of buildings and grounds.

Responsibilities

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

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 16ft ladder.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Team player.
• Positive attitude.
• Clean driving record.

Location

• Austin

Work Type

• Full-time

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.